While Hillary Clinton panders her gas tax 'relief' program that will help reduce the price of gas very little (if at all), Obama is actually doing something to solve petroleum issues abroad.  In this Reuters report that got little attention yesterday, Obama evidently has convinced the MEND rebel group to consider a ceasefire. 

Rebels who have stepped up attacks on Nigeria's oil industry in the last month said on Sunday they were considering a ceasefire appeal by U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has launched five attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta since it resumed a campaign of violence in April, forcing Royal Dutch Shell to shut more than 164,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd).

"The MEND command is seriously considering a temporary ceasefire appeal by Senator Barack Obama. Obama is someone we respect and hold in high esteem," the militant group said in an e-mailed statement.

Anyone who follows international news knows that Nigeria oil production has been drastically reduced in the past few years due to attacks on petroleum facilities in the Niger Delta.  This has been one reason for the increase in gas prices.  If peace is established in Nigeria, we can expect to see in increase in oil production out of Nigeria.  Thus, prices could drop.  As the article concludes:

The latest wave of attacks and an eight-day strike by senior oil workers at U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil which ended on Thursday, had slashed Nigeria's output by 50 percent, helping to push oil prices to new records.

Kudos to Obama for actually doing something about the oil crisis.  If he can solve problems like these as a Presidential candidate, imagine what he could do in office. 

Here is another link to the article.