Posted AT 1:36 PM EDT on 16/05/08
Saudi raises oil production
RIYADH — The world's top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said on Friday it was ready to pump more oil if needed and has already made a modest output boost.
U.S. President George W. Bush met Saudi King Abdullah in Riyadh earlier on Friday to ask for more oil from OPEC to tame record oil prices.
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