because both the domestic and the international oil market is saturated with excess oil and storage, butnce that starts to happen later this year, u.s. producers no longer burdened by having to only sell their oil to u.s. refiners are going to be free to move very large volumes of u.s.-made oil out of the united states. we're already seeing sales to europe and china. that will accelerate, and what that's going to do is raise u.s. benchmark oil prices, which in turn is going to increase the price at the pump. >> you heard what helima just said, she thinks this is going to be beneficial over the longer haul because it's additional oil put on the market and oil is a global market. >> well, that's really speculative, because the fact of the matter is, is that the ability of the united states to flood the international market, to drive prices down is limited because we're still a major importer of oil. we're still importing 7 million barrels of oil every day and that's not going to change any time soon. >> the problem isith this are geared to run a heavier blend. i mean, there's no way at this p