That sounds precisely backwards. In high tax countries, especially those with taxes that rise proportionately to the price of oil, consumers acutely feel the oil price, and should consume less. A relatively smaller chunk of the consumer fuel dollar goes to the exporter. A low tax country like the US has a serious balance of payments problem, because consumers consume a lot of oil. High tax economies are forced to become more oil efficient, while those with low taxes, or subsidizes will lag behind on efficiency.