The White House has distanced itself from Exxon's lawsuit

The White House has distanced itself from Exxon's lawsuit but President Chavez claims it is an aggressive act by the United States and he warned the price of oil could double to almost $200 a barrel if he withholds supply. President Chavez said: 'If you freeze us, if you really manage to freeze us, if you damage us, then we will hurt you. Do you know how? We are not going to send oil to the United States, Mr. Bush, Mr. Danger.' He added: 'Never again will they rob us, the Exxon Mobil bandits. They are imperial, American bandits, white-collared thieves. They turn governments corrupt, they oust governments. They supported the invasion of Iraq.'