But the Saudis hold the whip hand in the oil market, thanks to their ability to increase production by as much as 2.5 million barrels a day--or cause a worldwide shortage by turning off the spigots.

FORBES: The Prize

In addition, the Saudis hold the whip hand in the oil market because of their ability to increase production by as much as 2.5 million barrels a day--or cause a worldwide shortage by turning off the spigots.

FORBES: The prize

Because Bolivians have earned little from their mineral wealth, it is easy to whip up opposition to foreign oil and gas companies.

ECONOMIST: Bolivia

McClung asked a cosmetics lab to whip up a rub made from the oil and aloe vera, which he started selling to his aging, aching restaurant customers in sterilized ketchup bottles in 1998.

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