In 1980-81 he violated America's domestic oil-price controls by relabelling Texas crude from old fields as new-found, jacking up the price by as much as 400%.

在1980到1981这段期间，他触犯了美国对国内石油价格控制的规定，原因是他把从德克萨斯旧油田开采的原油重新贴上标签变成新石油，从而将价格提高了4倍。