RE:Tightening the screws...WTI up nearly US$2 early, now $1. Most oil stocks up 1%. So what if inventory drops? Even if WTI increaes, oil stocks are stuck. Saudis will have to push harder. I haven't seen much merger talk, so even the major oil companies don't seem to see value in 'bigger is better'... so far. Good ride so far, on the ATH bandwagon.