00:01Ministers say energy companies will be closely watched as oil prices rise during the Middle
00:06East conflict.
00:07The Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, says the government will not tolerate petrol price
00:12ripoffs and regulators are ready to step in.
00:15Drivers in some areas are already paying vastly different prices at the pump.
00:19Households relying on heating oil have also reported increases.
00:23The government says the competition watchdog is on high alert for unjustifiable rises.
00:28Ministers say they will meet fuel retailers to discuss transparency.
00:33The Energy Secretary says the long term answer is reducing reliance on fossil fuels through
00:38homegrown clean power and more stable domestic energy supplies.
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