March 9:
"We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil."
April 1:
"It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil. We have tremendous oil and gas, much more than we need."
June 17:
If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at about 4 weeks...we would really run out, and there'll be a time when you wouldn't be able to get it."