I remember hearing that Hussein nationalized his oil, or refused to trade with the U.S. before 9/11. Is this information inaccurate?
Iraq nationalised its oil industry in 1972 and joined in the 1973-74 Arab oil embargo against the US and selected allies (there'd also been an earlier rather ineffectual one in 1967). Iraqi oil exports were severely limited under UN sanctions in 1991-2003 and were briefly suspended by the regime in 2002, but I'm unaware of a separate retaliatory embargo against the US.