Democrat politicians and their co-conspirators in the MSM have opposed every energy independence initiative out there. Coal, Keystone, nuclear, hydraulic fracking, Alaskan oil on federal lands. Prison is too good for them.
Lets not lay all of this just on the Democrats. Republicans have just as cozy a relationship with the Saudis. The Bush family is incredibly close to the Saudis and the Republican establishment is invested in this system as well.