pointed fingers

Spike, then slump, in oil rattles Middle East

MSNBC.com: Business  Fri, 07/17/2009 - 13:52

An oil worker climbs on a rig Tuesday in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain.As oil prices rollercoastered from record highs near $150 per barrel a year ago down to $35, many pointed fingers at traditional scapegoats OPEC.