Because they're too greedy. They want us to give them MORE public land!
I don't buy the ';environmental restrictions are too expensive'; crap from a company that made $40 BILLIION in pure profit last year (Exxon/Mobil), not to mention the oil companies get Billions in subsidies from the government specifically for gas/oil exploration!
Why are the oil companies selling Alaskan crude oil to China instead of bringing it home where we could us it? Because they're greedy.
It's all greed.Why aren't oil companies drilling in places where they have leases to drill?
Well, there are several reasons.
1. They are still in the process of exploration. When they buy a lease, they don't know if the land has oil or not. They buy these leases in large volumes in hopes that a small percentage may have oil.
2. There is no oil. There have been a high percentage of exploration efforts that have turned up dry holes. Hell, that's what Bush's oil company was known for, not being able to find any oil. Mainly because he was an idiot.
Most people don't realize that by law, oil companies have to find and drill oil within 10 years of their lease, otherwise, they lose the lease. On average, it takes between 3 to 6 years to go through the process of exploration (geologists, seismologists, etc) all the way to actually drilling oil (if any exist). This costs a minimum of $800K per hole they drill.
This idea of sitting on the land until oil prices go up makes for a good conspiracy theory, however, it doesn't make for good business practice. They only have 10 years to drill for oil before their lease expires. Oil is higher than it has ever been. Right now would be the time to drill, not in some unknown future.
The War in Iraq is the biggest cause for our oil price spike. While supply and demand typically control much of the oil price, speculation (think OPEC), is the driving factor in the recent price spike. If we are attacking OPEC nations, don't you think that OPEC will increase the price of oil in order to adjust for the rise in risk to them?Why aren't oil companies drilling in places where they have leases to drill?
Congressional Democrats last week introduced a bill to compel oil companies to begin utilizing federal land they already lease.
';Oil companies are sitting on 68 million acres they have already leased from the American people for the purpose of oil and natural gas production,'; said Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey.
';It is about time they use these resources already at their disposal instead of waiting for more federal handouts and pushing to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or up and down our coasts,'; he added.
To maintain the artificial shortage, thereby driving the price up. Their stooges, our politicians, are preventing anyone other than the big oil companies from competing with them.
Does this not fit the description of conspiracy? Don't believe the lies about ';speculators'; driving up the price. How could speculators drive up the price of a commodity unless they pay for it? That's not the way the market works. No money is made on speculated prices. It's a case of put up, or shut up; money talks. Unless the speculators are ready to buy, the price is based on supply and demand.
This is just another lie our politicians are telling us. Just like rising prices and wages do not create inflation (it's the other way around), speculation does not affect wholesale and retail prices.
What is driving the price of oil up, is supply and demand. Our politicians help the big oil companies to maintain reduced supply. A reduction in supply without a corresponding reduction in demand equals higher prices.
Actually, the question should be ';Why are we still focusing SO much on oil?';
We live in a country of invention! Lets get away from OIL and invent OTHER alternative fuels or vehicles that don't run on gas!!!
I read about a man that retro-fit his car to run off of water. Another engineer designed a car that will go about 200 miles on 2 tablespoons on water!!!! Lets focus MORE on that and STOP being dependent on people that want to kill us!
Ron Paul. we need you !!!!!! When will the American people realize we are being duped by 'politicians' who are in government only to make big $$$. They get in office, (McCain, Clinton, Obama) not too wealthy, and then leave with millions. makes you wonder who are the oil speculators driving up the market.
They are using it as an opportunity to help themselves to more public assets. They have no more intention of developing any new leases anytime soon either. They just want to get their hands on them while the gettin's good.
Remember the one about the guy who was looking for his wallet under the streetlamp?
Leases = streetlamp
Because the restrictions on the areas they are leasing make it significantly less expensive to simply buy foreign oil and refine it.
LOL I was waiting for this question to pop up. Because the enivornmental restrictions are far too many and too expensive to get around.
Why? They are waiting until the price of crude oil is high enough to make more money. Why drill and sell for less when they can wait a bit longer and make mega-billions more?
Because they want the price to raise. Why else would they be holding on to these leases for five years. It's called Greed
Please provide the areas where the oil companies have their leases and are not drilling.
Because they don't know for sure if there is oil present. Cost alot to drill.
I agree. They have a lease to drill me but haven't in a long time.
They are, where do you think the oil we have comes from?
They should try my back yerd, I been fixin to go to Beverly Hills...
More supply will drive down the price of oil which is bad for their profits
Good question
just because they have a lease doesnt mean theres oil...
My guess would be, no oil there! Just a guess.
greed
Friday, July 30, 2010
While the Republicans controlled Congress, did they allow the oil drilling that is being fought over now?
i can remember when slick willy was in office at one point gasoline was under a dollar a gallon. earlier this year it almost got to 5 dollars here in California. Diesel did get to 5 dollars and over. I would give the lame duck candidate award to GW Bush!While the Republicans controlled Congress, did they allow the oil drilling that is being fought over now?
They tried to allow drilling in ANWAR under Clinton though since we wouldn't have that oil for 7 years it was barely defeated at the time. I think it lost by 1 vote. If they allowed drilling on those 6 acres at ANWAR out of the 1,900,000 acres reserved in that area we wouldn't be in the oil mess we are today. Interesting the Democrats are using the same arguement again. Now they're saying the oil won't be ready for 10 years so we shouldn't allow it. Imagine a postage stamp on a football field and that's about the size of ANWAR in comparison to the protected area all around it.While the Republicans controlled Congress, did they allow the oil drilling that is being fought over now?
For your information, it takes more than a simple majority to accomplish much in Congress. For the last 30 years (appr), the Dems have blocked drilling due to their ties to environmental groups. Good try though ;)
';In 1996 the Republican-majority House and Senate voted to allow drilling in ANWR, but this legislation was vetoed by President Clinton.';
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Refu鈥?/a>
never mind the past, our current democrat controlled do-nothing Congress doesn't even know which side is up these days. They couldn't think their way out of a toilet let a lone real issue that affect all of us, oil leases included.
Gas isn't high anyways. They are paying $10 a gallon in Europe. We need to thank Bush for keeping the price so low for as long as he has.
Gas was only 1.75 a gallon and Slick Willie Clinton was the President.
Did we have $4.00 a gallon gas then? NO.
Get real man.
no,and thats what p*sses me off,they should have been preparing!!!
Ha! It was Bush Sr. who stopped it in the first place.
They tried to allow drilling in ANWAR under Clinton though since we wouldn't have that oil for 7 years it was barely defeated at the time. I think it lost by 1 vote. If they allowed drilling on those 6 acres at ANWAR out of the 1,900,000 acres reserved in that area we wouldn't be in the oil mess we are today. Interesting the Democrats are using the same arguement again. Now they're saying the oil won't be ready for 10 years so we shouldn't allow it. Imagine a postage stamp on a football field and that's about the size of ANWAR in comparison to the protected area all around it.While the Republicans controlled Congress, did they allow the oil drilling that is being fought over now?
For your information, it takes more than a simple majority to accomplish much in Congress. For the last 30 years (appr), the Dems have blocked drilling due to their ties to environmental groups. Good try though ;)
';In 1996 the Republican-majority House and Senate voted to allow drilling in ANWR, but this legislation was vetoed by President Clinton.';
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Refu鈥?/a>
never mind the past, our current democrat controlled do-nothing Congress doesn't even know which side is up these days. They couldn't think their way out of a toilet let a lone real issue that affect all of us, oil leases included.
Gas isn't high anyways. They are paying $10 a gallon in Europe. We need to thank Bush for keeping the price so low for as long as he has.
Gas was only 1.75 a gallon and Slick Willie Clinton was the President.
Did we have $4.00 a gallon gas then? NO.
Get real man.
no,and thats what p*sses me off,they should have been preparing!!!
Ha! It was Bush Sr. who stopped it in the first place.
Why dumb republicans think that tapping oil reserves won't work and drilling would?
Drilling is going to take 10 years to make any difference in oil prices while tapping oil reserves could immidiately lower the oil prices.Why dumb republicans think that tapping oil reserves won't work and drilling would?
Peak oil is a way of guessing how much new oil will be discovered by looking at how much has already been discovered. Peak Oil is real but not an exact science. I am worried about drilling our reserves will give Americans a false sense of security. The facts are that we will still be buying oil from countries that are known to not be our friends. The main problem is that it may lower gas prices enough for people to go back to our old ways of gas guzzling vehicles. This would just create more problems down the road. There is not one answer to this problem. It will take many different types of fuel to help with this problem. I think most Americans would love to go to a gas station and have 4 or 5 different ways to fill there tank. The power of the consumer needs to be regained. I know we have a choice of which company we buy gas from, but I want the consumer to be able to choose what type of fuel they use. Gas is what I like to call a product monopoly. If all stores only had apples for sale you have no choice but to buy apples. I think most people would be pissed off if they knew there were other fruits out there and the government and the apple makers were doing things to keep the other fruits out. I want a choice not of which company I buy from but what product I buy.Why dumb republicans think that tapping oil reserves won't work and drilling would?
';Drilling is going to take 10 years to make any difference in oil prices while tapping oil reserves could immidiately lower the oil prices.';
Yes, tapping the reserves could lower prices, but for how long? A month? A week? A couple of days before the price shoots back up again?
Tapping the reserves is a short term temporary measure. Drilling for oil is a more permanent long term measure.
The question isnt why we think tapping the reserves wont work, and drilling would, but why you think tapping the reserves will work and drilling wont. You are correct about the drilling taking some time, though the claim that it would take 10 years is a falsehood:
http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/06/25/1鈥?/a>
The real number of years aside, if we dont drill for oil, then how many years will it take for oil prices to drop?
Well, first off I'm not dumb, so I guess that disqualifies me.
Tapping the reserves isn't a continuing source. It doesn't solve the problem, but alleviates the pain for a very short time. It also reinforces the speculators belief that there's a shortage. This makes them perk up and bet some more.
Do you intend to not be here in ten years? I do. The short sightedness of Bill Clinton, when he used that very excuse, would have started producing oil about two years ago. Drilling doesn't have to take ten years. There are experts that estimate the can get oil off the outer continental shelf in two to five years. A lot of the problems with the whole ten years thing is due to the red tape imposed by our loving government.
But actually, by the very arguments of the Democrats in congress, it would help before we drilled an inch. They have a tendency to blame the speculators, and I do beleive they play a role. They're basically just gamblers betting on the future price of oil as a commodity. They watch what goes on in the world and follow that. If it looks like there's going to be more oil in the market sometime in the future, especially if it will provide price wars, they'll drop it like a hot potato. A good example is going on right now. President Bush and the governor of Florida said that now would be a good time to drill. Congress is fighting it tooth and nail, but in spite of that, the speculators are seeing that the tide is turning and some of the are wanting to cash in their chips now. As a result, oil dropped 16 dollars a barrel. That's a HUGE drop.
Can you imagine if congress went along with it? Not to mention if they cut the red tape it took as well? It would drop sharply. We also have the shale programs, giving us more oil than the middle east.
The last time the middle east was threatened with their oil going away, they dropped it drastically to discourage us from getting energy independent. They'll do it again.
This is before we put a single drop into the system. Afterwards, look out. Especially if we continue to develop our alternative fuels programs, which will lower the value of oil even more.
THAT is why drilling is a good idea.
The offshore drilling experts are saying that the ';10 year'; number that the Democrats insist on quoting is outdated and based on old technology. Figures.
They know where the deposits are and can have the wells operational in as little as TWO YEARS from the time Congress gives the OK.
The reserves have only a limited amount of oil.
We have no idea how much we can produce from the deposits we have as drilling and production technology improve.
There are many older fields that had stopped producing that are now viable using secondary and tertiary recovery techniques.
Oil shale recovery is now viable but frivolous environmental law suits are stopping us from utilizing this resource.
You are calling the WRONG people ';dumb.';
The strategic reserve is for national emergencies. It was created after the oil embargo in the 1970's. That was a threat to our national security. We are still recieving millions if not billions of barrells of oil from all over the world. With that said while paying $4+ a gallon does suck it is not a national crisis. As such it is not justifible to release some barrels from the reserve. That said drilling our own resources makes sense espicially if it is couple with an effort to bring other alternitive energy sources on line which will take a lot longer.
okay so we use our strategic reserves. then the nation has to pay an even higher price to replace those reserves. God forbid we have a national disaster and the tanks are empty.
using our strategic reserves to lower gas prices won't bring prices back down by much and would only do that much for a very very short time- like a month.
it's very shortsighted, not a solution, and actually just a reason for pelosi to scream at Bush and take the spotlight off her obstructionism.
I'm not sure how old you are, but if you study the problem, those of us who are a bit older have been pushing for drilling and alternative energy sources for the past 20 years or so. It was the liberal democrat tree-huggers like Green Peace and their ilk that have put up roadblock after roadblock. Had they listened when we told the government we needed to lessen our dependancy on foreign oil back then, we would be self-sustaining now and not in our current predicament.
Doctor, ';peak oil'; is a nice theory. I respect Mr.Pickens but when you see new oil finds like the Brazilian find and the exploration off the western shore of Africa, it is possible ';peak oil'; is theory that is conflict with reality.
so if you empty out your retirement savings now, and don't replenish it, do you think you will ever be able to retire?
Or should you leave that money alone, work a bit harder now, and be able to live comfortably when you get too old to work?
If a hurricane with the power of Katrina wiped out the Mississippi delta again, but we didn't have extra oil supplies to compensate for the disaster, you would blame bush for that too huh??
actually we could get new oil in 2 to 5 years. The libs like to use that quote because it was used to deny drilling in Alaska. And the amount of oil in our reserves would not last long.
If they had any brain they would have started looking for alternate energy long back.
Why don't we do both?
Why does it have to take 10 years? It shouldn't.
Peak oil is a way of guessing how much new oil will be discovered by looking at how much has already been discovered. Peak Oil is real but not an exact science. I am worried about drilling our reserves will give Americans a false sense of security. The facts are that we will still be buying oil from countries that are known to not be our friends. The main problem is that it may lower gas prices enough for people to go back to our old ways of gas guzzling vehicles. This would just create more problems down the road. There is not one answer to this problem. It will take many different types of fuel to help with this problem. I think most Americans would love to go to a gas station and have 4 or 5 different ways to fill there tank. The power of the consumer needs to be regained. I know we have a choice of which company we buy gas from, but I want the consumer to be able to choose what type of fuel they use. Gas is what I like to call a product monopoly. If all stores only had apples for sale you have no choice but to buy apples. I think most people would be pissed off if they knew there were other fruits out there and the government and the apple makers were doing things to keep the other fruits out. I want a choice not of which company I buy from but what product I buy.Why dumb republicans think that tapping oil reserves won't work and drilling would?
';Drilling is going to take 10 years to make any difference in oil prices while tapping oil reserves could immidiately lower the oil prices.';
Yes, tapping the reserves could lower prices, but for how long? A month? A week? A couple of days before the price shoots back up again?
Tapping the reserves is a short term temporary measure. Drilling for oil is a more permanent long term measure.
The question isnt why we think tapping the reserves wont work, and drilling would, but why you think tapping the reserves will work and drilling wont. You are correct about the drilling taking some time, though the claim that it would take 10 years is a falsehood:
http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/06/25/1鈥?/a>
The real number of years aside, if we dont drill for oil, then how many years will it take for oil prices to drop?
Well, first off I'm not dumb, so I guess that disqualifies me.
Tapping the reserves isn't a continuing source. It doesn't solve the problem, but alleviates the pain for a very short time. It also reinforces the speculators belief that there's a shortage. This makes them perk up and bet some more.
Do you intend to not be here in ten years? I do. The short sightedness of Bill Clinton, when he used that very excuse, would have started producing oil about two years ago. Drilling doesn't have to take ten years. There are experts that estimate the can get oil off the outer continental shelf in two to five years. A lot of the problems with the whole ten years thing is due to the red tape imposed by our loving government.
But actually, by the very arguments of the Democrats in congress, it would help before we drilled an inch. They have a tendency to blame the speculators, and I do beleive they play a role. They're basically just gamblers betting on the future price of oil as a commodity. They watch what goes on in the world and follow that. If it looks like there's going to be more oil in the market sometime in the future, especially if it will provide price wars, they'll drop it like a hot potato. A good example is going on right now. President Bush and the governor of Florida said that now would be a good time to drill. Congress is fighting it tooth and nail, but in spite of that, the speculators are seeing that the tide is turning and some of the are wanting to cash in their chips now. As a result, oil dropped 16 dollars a barrel. That's a HUGE drop.
Can you imagine if congress went along with it? Not to mention if they cut the red tape it took as well? It would drop sharply. We also have the shale programs, giving us more oil than the middle east.
The last time the middle east was threatened with their oil going away, they dropped it drastically to discourage us from getting energy independent. They'll do it again.
This is before we put a single drop into the system. Afterwards, look out. Especially if we continue to develop our alternative fuels programs, which will lower the value of oil even more.
THAT is why drilling is a good idea.
The offshore drilling experts are saying that the ';10 year'; number that the Democrats insist on quoting is outdated and based on old technology. Figures.
They know where the deposits are and can have the wells operational in as little as TWO YEARS from the time Congress gives the OK.
The reserves have only a limited amount of oil.
We have no idea how much we can produce from the deposits we have as drilling and production technology improve.
There are many older fields that had stopped producing that are now viable using secondary and tertiary recovery techniques.
Oil shale recovery is now viable but frivolous environmental law suits are stopping us from utilizing this resource.
You are calling the WRONG people ';dumb.';
The strategic reserve is for national emergencies. It was created after the oil embargo in the 1970's. That was a threat to our national security. We are still recieving millions if not billions of barrells of oil from all over the world. With that said while paying $4+ a gallon does suck it is not a national crisis. As such it is not justifible to release some barrels from the reserve. That said drilling our own resources makes sense espicially if it is couple with an effort to bring other alternitive energy sources on line which will take a lot longer.
okay so we use our strategic reserves. then the nation has to pay an even higher price to replace those reserves. God forbid we have a national disaster and the tanks are empty.
using our strategic reserves to lower gas prices won't bring prices back down by much and would only do that much for a very very short time- like a month.
it's very shortsighted, not a solution, and actually just a reason for pelosi to scream at Bush and take the spotlight off her obstructionism.
I'm not sure how old you are, but if you study the problem, those of us who are a bit older have been pushing for drilling and alternative energy sources for the past 20 years or so. It was the liberal democrat tree-huggers like Green Peace and their ilk that have put up roadblock after roadblock. Had they listened when we told the government we needed to lessen our dependancy on foreign oil back then, we would be self-sustaining now and not in our current predicament.
Doctor, ';peak oil'; is a nice theory. I respect Mr.Pickens but when you see new oil finds like the Brazilian find and the exploration off the western shore of Africa, it is possible ';peak oil'; is theory that is conflict with reality.
so if you empty out your retirement savings now, and don't replenish it, do you think you will ever be able to retire?
Or should you leave that money alone, work a bit harder now, and be able to live comfortably when you get too old to work?
If a hurricane with the power of Katrina wiped out the Mississippi delta again, but we didn't have extra oil supplies to compensate for the disaster, you would blame bush for that too huh??
actually we could get new oil in 2 to 5 years. The libs like to use that quote because it was used to deny drilling in Alaska. And the amount of oil in our reserves would not last long.
If they had any brain they would have started looking for alternate energy long back.
Why don't we do both?
Why does it have to take 10 years? It shouldn't.
What oil companies are drilling on Alaska North Slope?
Exxon Mobile, BP, Chevron, and Conoco PhillipsWhat oil companies are drilling on Alaska North Slope?
Schielling, HD. Corp.What oil companies are drilling on Alaska North Slope?
i thought its chevron
Schielling, HD. Corp.What oil companies are drilling on Alaska North Slope?
i thought its chevron
Why does my dad say that Ashley Cole likes 'drilling for oil'. What does he mean by this?
Same thing as when you asked this slightly pathetic jokes 5 minutes ago.Why does my dad say that Ashley Cole likes 'drilling for oil'. What does he mean by this?
Implying that he is gay which I very much doubt.Why does my dad say that Ashley Cole likes 'drilling for oil'. What does he mean by this?
From what I understand he can't tag bottom or ream out the sides.
Maybe Cheryl is a duster.
He likes bottom sex?
it means he is an uphill gardener with a beard
perhaps if you ask him to demonstrate you might understand the concept better
Why don't you enter into a conversation with your father and ask him to elaborate on that comment.
Perhaps he is trying to insinuate that Mr Cole is homosexual. However, that can not be true, as he has a wife %26amp; they sleep together. They are trying for a baby, so if anything tell your dad, ';no , I think perhaps he likes to bat %26amp; bowl';
What a shame your old dad is such a homophobe. Did the apple fall far from the tree in your case? I think not
I say your dad likes dropping you on your head as a baby. You asked this question before, and it wasn't funny then.
means he's gay
I don't get it!
Implying that he is gay which I very much doubt.Why does my dad say that Ashley Cole likes 'drilling for oil'. What does he mean by this?
From what I understand he can't tag bottom or ream out the sides.
Maybe Cheryl is a duster.
He likes bottom sex?
it means he is an uphill gardener with a beard
perhaps if you ask him to demonstrate you might understand the concept better
Why don't you enter into a conversation with your father and ask him to elaborate on that comment.
Perhaps he is trying to insinuate that Mr Cole is homosexual. However, that can not be true, as he has a wife %26amp; they sleep together. They are trying for a baby, so if anything tell your dad, ';no , I think perhaps he likes to bat %26amp; bowl';
What a shame your old dad is such a homophobe. Did the apple fall far from the tree in your case? I think not
I say your dad likes dropping you on your head as a baby. You asked this question before, and it wasn't funny then.
means he's gay
I don't get it!
Shouldn't we Americans be drilling for oil anywhere we can find it?
This alternative energy stuff is a bunch of hooey.Shouldn't we Americans be drilling for oil anywhere we can find it?
I love it when liberals complain about gas approaching $4 per gallon and blame Bush, and with the very next breath they begin DEMANDING that we develop an alternative fuel.
Every last one of them is an uneducated moron.
We have dozens of alternatives already developed, the trouble is that out of all of them, gas is the cheapest! We can start using any number of fuels tomorrow for prices ranging from $5 to $8 per gallon, depending on which environmentalist wackjobs you root for.Shouldn't we Americans be drilling for oil anywhere we can find it?
They are not mutually exclusive. Most alternate energy are limited now and need further and quick research. The environmentalists have an agenda and it does NOT include any energy source for billions of people on planet earth.
Yes, Americans should be exploring for other oil reserves -we should be drilling in Alaska right now. However, we have chosen not to because the environmentalist movement. We only have ourselves to blame.
We should be looking for alternative energy as well. The problem is that it may take 50 years before we find a true, cheap alternative to oil and industrialize it for daily use.
Absolutely! We know where the oil is and we need to get it. Also, we need to build refineries to process the crude oil. That hasn't happened in over 40 years.
Nope. It's only hooey to people too lazy to do the research.
i think so. China is drilling off the coast of Cuba
What's more plentiful, the sun giving us energy 12 hours a day for billions of years, or searching for some dead animals in the ground?
I vote for alternative fuels as being a good investment/research.
We can only rely on oil for so long. Oil was 15 dollars a barrel a few decades ago. Now look where we are, approaching 115.
I don't see why we can't rely on alternative energy. it's not all very advanced right now, but it will be soon since we need it. We might as well find alternative energy before our needs outweigh what is available. Then we will be especially screwed instead of just a little screwed now.
Yes, it is a matter of national security, but we also should start building nuclear power plants, and do a lot more clean coal and alternative energy research
Absolutely. We've got Alaska...let's utilize our own resources.
Yeah, let's just drill for oil ANYWHERE! Whatever we can do to further screw up the environment!!! Jeeeeeezzzzz!
get an education, have some respect for our planet...
We really must invest in alternative energy. Even if we go ahead and risk greater harm to the environvment by drilling in some of the pristine places left on earth, the oil will STILL run out at some point, not too too far in the future.
It's a dirty fuel, to obtain, process, ship, and use.
there are already many alternatives and would have been many more by now if the gov't and big oil/car companies had not supressed the research. NOW is the time to really push for conservation and energy alternatives.
like iraq.
Absolutely. The fact of the matter is we are dependent on oil %26amp; thats not going to change anytime soon. With all due respect to the tree hugging, pinko, hippie, beat-nick groups, it is Americas only logical option. Environmentalists have make their point in the US. Other countries will drill where ever they want. The US being pressured by environmental alarmists could and would drill in the safest/earth friendly way; if not allowed the drilling will go on by others but without concern for the planet. It would do America %26amp; the earth good if we did drill: we would have oil %26amp; get it under the watchful eyes of 'save the planet' groups. Other countries will drill %26amp; not give a damn about spills, ect; we can not so its win win for America %26amp; earth.liquid eyeshadow
I love it when liberals complain about gas approaching $4 per gallon and blame Bush, and with the very next breath they begin DEMANDING that we develop an alternative fuel.
Every last one of them is an uneducated moron.
We have dozens of alternatives already developed, the trouble is that out of all of them, gas is the cheapest! We can start using any number of fuels tomorrow for prices ranging from $5 to $8 per gallon, depending on which environmentalist wackjobs you root for.Shouldn't we Americans be drilling for oil anywhere we can find it?
They are not mutually exclusive. Most alternate energy are limited now and need further and quick research. The environmentalists have an agenda and it does NOT include any energy source for billions of people on planet earth.
Yes, Americans should be exploring for other oil reserves -we should be drilling in Alaska right now. However, we have chosen not to because the environmentalist movement. We only have ourselves to blame.
We should be looking for alternative energy as well. The problem is that it may take 50 years before we find a true, cheap alternative to oil and industrialize it for daily use.
Absolutely! We know where the oil is and we need to get it. Also, we need to build refineries to process the crude oil. That hasn't happened in over 40 years.
Nope. It's only hooey to people too lazy to do the research.
i think so. China is drilling off the coast of Cuba
What's more plentiful, the sun giving us energy 12 hours a day for billions of years, or searching for some dead animals in the ground?
I vote for alternative fuels as being a good investment/research.
We can only rely on oil for so long. Oil was 15 dollars a barrel a few decades ago. Now look where we are, approaching 115.
I don't see why we can't rely on alternative energy. it's not all very advanced right now, but it will be soon since we need it. We might as well find alternative energy before our needs outweigh what is available. Then we will be especially screwed instead of just a little screwed now.
Yes, it is a matter of national security, but we also should start building nuclear power plants, and do a lot more clean coal and alternative energy research
Absolutely. We've got Alaska...let's utilize our own resources.
Yeah, let's just drill for oil ANYWHERE! Whatever we can do to further screw up the environment!!! Jeeeeeezzzzz!
get an education, have some respect for our planet...
We really must invest in alternative energy. Even if we go ahead and risk greater harm to the environvment by drilling in some of the pristine places left on earth, the oil will STILL run out at some point, not too too far in the future.
It's a dirty fuel, to obtain, process, ship, and use.
there are already many alternatives and would have been many more by now if the gov't and big oil/car companies had not supressed the research. NOW is the time to really push for conservation and energy alternatives.
like iraq.
Absolutely. The fact of the matter is we are dependent on oil %26amp; thats not going to change anytime soon. With all due respect to the tree hugging, pinko, hippie, beat-nick groups, it is Americas only logical option. Environmentalists have make their point in the US. Other countries will drill where ever they want. The US being pressured by environmental alarmists could and would drill in the safest/earth friendly way; if not allowed the drilling will go on by others but without concern for the planet. It would do America %26amp; the earth good if we did drill: we would have oil %26amp; get it under the watchful eyes of 'save the planet' groups. Other countries will drill %26amp; not give a damn about spills, ect; we can not so its win win for America %26amp; earth.
Should we start drilling for oil in Alaska and offshore?
I am 100% for it.Should we start drilling for oil in Alaska and offshore?
No please don't drill me, I have no oil for you. :)Should we start drilling for oil in Alaska and offshore?
We have been drilling and pumping oil up here in Alaska since 1977. We simply do not have enough to satisfy the needs and wants of the whole USA.
what is this we stuff, bushco. has signed more oil leases over to the major oil companies than any other administration, they have chosen to sit on them,
I'm all for it.
To hell with the natural beauty of the country.
I don't want to pay $45 twice a week to fill up my tank!
Whatever you say P%26amp;S Jesus.
No.
I'm 100% all for it and we should have been doing it all along and many years ago.
absolutely. but first we should use huge nuclear bombs in both the north and south poles to melt most of ice. that way it will be easier for us to drill
No please don't drill me, I have no oil for you. :)Should we start drilling for oil in Alaska and offshore?
We have been drilling and pumping oil up here in Alaska since 1977. We simply do not have enough to satisfy the needs and wants of the whole USA.
what is this we stuff, bushco. has signed more oil leases over to the major oil companies than any other administration, they have chosen to sit on them,
I'm all for it.
To hell with the natural beauty of the country.
I don't want to pay $45 twice a week to fill up my tank!
Whatever you say P%26amp;S Jesus.
No.
I'm 100% all for it and we should have been doing it all along and many years ago.
absolutely. but first we should use huge nuclear bombs in both the north and south poles to melt most of ice. that way it will be easier for us to drill
Why are liberals so against drilling for our own oil? Why do we have to use everybody elses?
Because they are so high on their save the earth campaign that they do not care if we can afford gas.Now gas has went down a bit in price not as many people will be pushing for drilling,we need to drill now and not wait until we are paying 6.00 per gallon.Why are liberals so against drilling for our own oil? Why do we have to use everybody elses?
We are already drilling for our own oil, all over the US. In many midwestern and west states oil production for 2008 will reach record levels. If you referring to the limited areas off shore then there is little there that will help. Current accessibility for offshore rigs is almost non-existant, accessibility for ships to haul the rigs to sites is almost non-existant, expected time line for any kind of production from new off shore rigs is 7 to 10 years minimum. We import about 70% of our oil. The two largest oil importers for the US is Canada and Mexico. Even if any new off shore drilling could be placed into production immediately it would little to no effect on that 70%. What is required is conservation, find alternatives, maximizing current rigs and current leased lands.Why are liberals so against drilling for our own oil? Why do we have to use everybody elses?
Its not that black and white.
Drilling for oil on our own soil will alleviate some of the need to get oil from other countries. However, depending on where we want to drill, there are different costs and different benefits.
Drilling in ANWR, Alaska will be cheaper to get going since we already have pipelines in Alaska and oil drilling in Prudhoe. The cost of setting up the off shore drilling rigs is very high. However, transporting the offshore oil can be done by ships, there is no need to build more pipeline. Ocean Biomes also tend to recover faster than land biomes.
Either way, drilling on our own soil is only a temporary fix. My complaint with off-shore and ANWR drilling is that it will take 5-10 years before offshore sites become productive and ANWR is only 1-2 years supply of oil (generous estimate). The best alternative to everything is to develop alternative sources like solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric energy sources.
I think most people who are opposed to drilling in America see that it is not a permanent fix, nor can it sustain us for many more years. The most critical thing is to develop alternatives to oil used for transportation. A lot of people like to use ';offshore drilling'; as a screen that will hide the real energy crisis. What happens when that oil runs out? We are right back to where we started.
Until money is put towards alternative sources to rid of us our oil dependency, I see off-shore drilling as a frivolous expense that will do nothing but temporarily cover a giant scar. Once we begin to develop alternative sources to gasoline-powered vehicles, offshore drilling can be used to fulfill our other petroleum needs, such as the manufacturing of plastics.
It's not the liberals, it's the environmentalists. I am both, but let me make it perfectly clear, I am also a geologist with a BS and MS in Geology from two major universities. The problem is not using our own oil; the problem is trying to solve the oil shortage by exhausting more resources rather than finding alternative, longer lasting, cheaper sources of fuel and power. Why are you so against that? Too much effort? Too much thinking? Yet, the payoff in the long run...
Think long term...OIL is NOT an unlimited resource.
The neolibs, and neocons, like to show they have power over the economy. Neolibs (democrats) slightly more than the neocons (the republicans) want more fascist economic policy - that is the government directing the free market, and putting limitations and rules in place for the market (in thier case in the name of saving the environment). Ordering and directing tax to investment in the market. (opposite of a free market).
US demand is down, and continues to go down, but drilling here WOULD likely save us money. You know supply and demand.
However, im sure closer drilling, will result in more taxes on gas, or refining, or environmental related taxation, or automobile taxation. It creates many excuses for more taxes, which will increase the cost of fuel and neutralize any benefits.
Government will not directly announce new taxes when it has so many hundreds if not thousands of avenues to tax you covertly. But the few behind the scenes that are somewhat on our sides, are easily convinced behind closed doors to support policy against our (citizens) interrests.
*Saying that, i have a few things for you to consider.
1) can a new company drill and refine oil to gas
2) do laws allow competition with ';big oil'; or do laws protect big oil by banning competition (impassable legal hurdles)
3) after answering those 2 questions, can you say energy is part of a ';free market';?
4) what incentive do government protected monopolies have to lower prices?
I don't think liberals are dead-set against opening new drilling areas, but I think they realize that it would take 5 years for any oil to flow, and 10 years before there is any impact, and the impact may not even be noticable. (This is according to the oil companies, BTW) So the liberal argument is: why give oil companies yet another ';freebie'; when it won't do any good?
In the places that have oil deposits( florida,california,utah) they do not want exploration. The people of those states have voted overwhelmingly to ban it. In my state(cal.) i support the ban. Some of the responses that i have read here just prove how illogical those that want to lift the ban,see it. Why do those of you who want the ban lifted believe that the price will go down? Why would the oil industry sell it for less than market price? Who is going to convince them to take less? A twenty year old judgment against EXXON was just over turned. Who thinks that the oil industry can be trusted? Who but the government can afford to go toe to toe against the oil industry and would that be socialism? Why, with a solid majority in the first six years of the bush administration,did the republicans allow the energy crisis to get so bad? Could it be that they were making money hand over fist and could be counted on to do the bidding of their biggest supporters, the oil industry.
It would appear that by the way the question is worded it is the liberals who are to blame for the mess that the country is in, I would suggest that the opposite is true. If you must
place blame, lay this mess at the feet of the republicans.
it won't have much effect of lowering gasoline prices
thanks to nafta, american oil will go on the world market
to the highest bidder and american oil will only increase
the world's oil supply by less than 1%
mccain likes nafta the way it is and is totally against
the reforms to nafta that obama wants because mccain
owns a lot of stocks in companies that get cheap
labor overseas
what exxon-mobile drills for is theirs to sell as they please
it's not ours
if americans don't want to spend high prices for gasoline,
china certainly will
mccain's plan does not work
We ARE dependent on foreign oil. We are also dependent on the foreign
garment industry, the foreign automobile industry, the foreign guitar industry, the foreign food industry, the foreign toy industry, and the American flags waving in my hometown were make in China. President Bush rewards American businesses that are sent overseas, rewarding them with BIG TX BREAKS and profitable stocks %26amp; bonds.
The middle class is being represented in this country (USA) by liars, cheaters, crooks, lobbyists, and anti-American businessmen like DICk-Head CHENEY, GEORGIE BUSH , Tom Ridge, John Mccain, and about 716 others.
We should not praise the red, white, and blue. We should praise the flags of other countries. They are making the millionaire Americans richer, happier millionaire Americans .
They wish to change the basis of our democracy. To control others is the socialist manifesto and the Democrat Party mantra. If they can reduced, discourage, and prohibit the power of the individual, they can control economic, social, and governmental policy for the people.
Voting will be not be necessary, because they alone know what the American people want or need.
Daddy Obama will take care of us with Mommy Pelosi. They know what we need.
Because it's not yours.
It's public nature reserves and nobody is going to stampede the American people into gifting them to the Oil Industry.
The reduction in use has done much more to bring the price down than the hint of drilling. We should continue on that path and reduce even more.
My answer is;
We (America) don't get any of the Oil from our 49th state as it is (we have refineries on the West Coast). All the oil pumped from the North Slope in our 49th state goes to the World Market and is Sold to the Highest Bidder. Which isn't America. And Doesn't do a Damn Thing to Help Americans.
So maybe they have Reason to Believe that All the Oil recovered from any Drilling done in America.
Will only Go to the World Market!
And not do anything to help Americans get on with their lives.
Americans were charged with getting off the ';OPEC UTTER'; aka Terrorist Support Network, 30 years Ago!
But as lazy sheep who were told to Laugh at that Idea. We laughed and didn't take up the Charge. So, Here we are Today. Back in the Same Place we were (35 years ago) in 1973 under Republicans Nixon and Ford. Repeating History!
I hope my answer helps you understand.
Beats me, they just want top protect the land. The best compromise I can think of is to impose much higher mandatory fuel efficiency standards for American cars, that way maybe the amount of oil we need to drill for at home can be cheaper, and we wont need too much too often, causing less hard to the environment.
Becaue the places that they would have to drill for oil would compromise the wildlife that lives there (talking about the Gulf side of Florida), not to mention the ruination of homes and tourist business for the beaches there as well. Naples would look like Newark
Becuse they just want to sit on it untill the time is right to make some wind fall profits aswell as getting us used to paying nearly $4.00 a gallon for $2.00 gas.
To gomanyes,
We as Americans DO grow our own food, moron. We may import a lot of cheap chinese products, but food is one thing we have plenty of. As a matter of fact we one of the biggest exporters of beef.
Why are conservatives so against growing our own food and making our own products? Why do we have to import everything from China?
They are ignorant. Seriously, they believe that drilling would have no effect on prices. Never mind the fact that if we had adopted that stance 20 years ago and NOT drilled then gasoline would now be 15.00/gallon.
Actually, I think they are against oil in general and want to move off of it. I know I do. And I'm not a liberal.
If you only knew how little impact this ugly plan would have on our current demand you would cease to wonder.
All you Republicans are all the same its all about the almighty dollar..GREED!!
I believe after the elections they will pass drilling legislation, they know this will lower prices, create jobs and help the economy. They want the economy to be bad and have high gas prices now to blame on Bush and the Republicans. To them it is all about power not people.
Because they actually hate the evironment since they want countries with much less stringent regulations and much inferior equipment to drill.
We are already drilling for our own oil, all over the US. In many midwestern and west states oil production for 2008 will reach record levels. If you referring to the limited areas off shore then there is little there that will help. Current accessibility for offshore rigs is almost non-existant, accessibility for ships to haul the rigs to sites is almost non-existant, expected time line for any kind of production from new off shore rigs is 7 to 10 years minimum. We import about 70% of our oil. The two largest oil importers for the US is Canada and Mexico. Even if any new off shore drilling could be placed into production immediately it would little to no effect on that 70%. What is required is conservation, find alternatives, maximizing current rigs and current leased lands.Why are liberals so against drilling for our own oil? Why do we have to use everybody elses?
Its not that black and white.
Drilling for oil on our own soil will alleviate some of the need to get oil from other countries. However, depending on where we want to drill, there are different costs and different benefits.
Drilling in ANWR, Alaska will be cheaper to get going since we already have pipelines in Alaska and oil drilling in Prudhoe. The cost of setting up the off shore drilling rigs is very high. However, transporting the offshore oil can be done by ships, there is no need to build more pipeline. Ocean Biomes also tend to recover faster than land biomes.
Either way, drilling on our own soil is only a temporary fix. My complaint with off-shore and ANWR drilling is that it will take 5-10 years before offshore sites become productive and ANWR is only 1-2 years supply of oil (generous estimate). The best alternative to everything is to develop alternative sources like solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric energy sources.
I think most people who are opposed to drilling in America see that it is not a permanent fix, nor can it sustain us for many more years. The most critical thing is to develop alternatives to oil used for transportation. A lot of people like to use ';offshore drilling'; as a screen that will hide the real energy crisis. What happens when that oil runs out? We are right back to where we started.
Until money is put towards alternative sources to rid of us our oil dependency, I see off-shore drilling as a frivolous expense that will do nothing but temporarily cover a giant scar. Once we begin to develop alternative sources to gasoline-powered vehicles, offshore drilling can be used to fulfill our other petroleum needs, such as the manufacturing of plastics.
It's not the liberals, it's the environmentalists. I am both, but let me make it perfectly clear, I am also a geologist with a BS and MS in Geology from two major universities. The problem is not using our own oil; the problem is trying to solve the oil shortage by exhausting more resources rather than finding alternative, longer lasting, cheaper sources of fuel and power. Why are you so against that? Too much effort? Too much thinking? Yet, the payoff in the long run...
Think long term...OIL is NOT an unlimited resource.
The neolibs, and neocons, like to show they have power over the economy. Neolibs (democrats) slightly more than the neocons (the republicans) want more fascist economic policy - that is the government directing the free market, and putting limitations and rules in place for the market (in thier case in the name of saving the environment). Ordering and directing tax to investment in the market. (opposite of a free market).
US demand is down, and continues to go down, but drilling here WOULD likely save us money. You know supply and demand.
However, im sure closer drilling, will result in more taxes on gas, or refining, or environmental related taxation, or automobile taxation. It creates many excuses for more taxes, which will increase the cost of fuel and neutralize any benefits.
Government will not directly announce new taxes when it has so many hundreds if not thousands of avenues to tax you covertly. But the few behind the scenes that are somewhat on our sides, are easily convinced behind closed doors to support policy against our (citizens) interrests.
*Saying that, i have a few things for you to consider.
1) can a new company drill and refine oil to gas
2) do laws allow competition with ';big oil'; or do laws protect big oil by banning competition (impassable legal hurdles)
3) after answering those 2 questions, can you say energy is part of a ';free market';?
4) what incentive do government protected monopolies have to lower prices?
I don't think liberals are dead-set against opening new drilling areas, but I think they realize that it would take 5 years for any oil to flow, and 10 years before there is any impact, and the impact may not even be noticable. (This is according to the oil companies, BTW) So the liberal argument is: why give oil companies yet another ';freebie'; when it won't do any good?
In the places that have oil deposits( florida,california,utah) they do not want exploration. The people of those states have voted overwhelmingly to ban it. In my state(cal.) i support the ban. Some of the responses that i have read here just prove how illogical those that want to lift the ban,see it. Why do those of you who want the ban lifted believe that the price will go down? Why would the oil industry sell it for less than market price? Who is going to convince them to take less? A twenty year old judgment against EXXON was just over turned. Who thinks that the oil industry can be trusted? Who but the government can afford to go toe to toe against the oil industry and would that be socialism? Why, with a solid majority in the first six years of the bush administration,did the republicans allow the energy crisis to get so bad? Could it be that they were making money hand over fist and could be counted on to do the bidding of their biggest supporters, the oil industry.
It would appear that by the way the question is worded it is the liberals who are to blame for the mess that the country is in, I would suggest that the opposite is true. If you must
place blame, lay this mess at the feet of the republicans.
it won't have much effect of lowering gasoline prices
thanks to nafta, american oil will go on the world market
to the highest bidder and american oil will only increase
the world's oil supply by less than 1%
mccain likes nafta the way it is and is totally against
the reforms to nafta that obama wants because mccain
owns a lot of stocks in companies that get cheap
labor overseas
what exxon-mobile drills for is theirs to sell as they please
it's not ours
if americans don't want to spend high prices for gasoline,
china certainly will
mccain's plan does not work
We ARE dependent on foreign oil. We are also dependent on the foreign
garment industry, the foreign automobile industry, the foreign guitar industry, the foreign food industry, the foreign toy industry, and the American flags waving in my hometown were make in China. President Bush rewards American businesses that are sent overseas, rewarding them with BIG TX BREAKS and profitable stocks %26amp; bonds.
The middle class is being represented in this country (USA) by liars, cheaters, crooks, lobbyists, and anti-American businessmen like DICk-Head CHENEY, GEORGIE BUSH , Tom Ridge, John Mccain, and about 716 others.
We should not praise the red, white, and blue. We should praise the flags of other countries. They are making the millionaire Americans richer, happier millionaire Americans .
They wish to change the basis of our democracy. To control others is the socialist manifesto and the Democrat Party mantra. If they can reduced, discourage, and prohibit the power of the individual, they can control economic, social, and governmental policy for the people.
Voting will be not be necessary, because they alone know what the American people want or need.
Daddy Obama will take care of us with Mommy Pelosi. They know what we need.
Because it's not yours.
It's public nature reserves and nobody is going to stampede the American people into gifting them to the Oil Industry.
The reduction in use has done much more to bring the price down than the hint of drilling. We should continue on that path and reduce even more.
My answer is;
We (America) don't get any of the Oil from our 49th state as it is (we have refineries on the West Coast). All the oil pumped from the North Slope in our 49th state goes to the World Market and is Sold to the Highest Bidder. Which isn't America. And Doesn't do a Damn Thing to Help Americans.
So maybe they have Reason to Believe that All the Oil recovered from any Drilling done in America.
Will only Go to the World Market!
And not do anything to help Americans get on with their lives.
Americans were charged with getting off the ';OPEC UTTER'; aka Terrorist Support Network, 30 years Ago!
But as lazy sheep who were told to Laugh at that Idea. We laughed and didn't take up the Charge. So, Here we are Today. Back in the Same Place we were (35 years ago) in 1973 under Republicans Nixon and Ford. Repeating History!
I hope my answer helps you understand.
Beats me, they just want top protect the land. The best compromise I can think of is to impose much higher mandatory fuel efficiency standards for American cars, that way maybe the amount of oil we need to drill for at home can be cheaper, and we wont need too much too often, causing less hard to the environment.
Becaue the places that they would have to drill for oil would compromise the wildlife that lives there (talking about the Gulf side of Florida), not to mention the ruination of homes and tourist business for the beaches there as well. Naples would look like Newark
Becuse they just want to sit on it untill the time is right to make some wind fall profits aswell as getting us used to paying nearly $4.00 a gallon for $2.00 gas.
To gomanyes,
We as Americans DO grow our own food, moron. We may import a lot of cheap chinese products, but food is one thing we have plenty of. As a matter of fact we one of the biggest exporters of beef.
Why are conservatives so against growing our own food and making our own products? Why do we have to import everything from China?
They are ignorant. Seriously, they believe that drilling would have no effect on prices. Never mind the fact that if we had adopted that stance 20 years ago and NOT drilled then gasoline would now be 15.00/gallon.
Actually, I think they are against oil in general and want to move off of it. I know I do. And I'm not a liberal.
If you only knew how little impact this ugly plan would have on our current demand you would cease to wonder.
All you Republicans are all the same its all about the almighty dollar..GREED!!
I believe after the elections they will pass drilling legislation, they know this will lower prices, create jobs and help the economy. They want the economy to be bad and have high gas prices now to blame on Bush and the Republicans. To them it is all about power not people.
Because they actually hate the evironment since they want countries with much less stringent regulations and much inferior equipment to drill.
If the U.S. allows more oil drilling would we export the new oil or use it domestically?
Why are we exporting oil when oil companies are crying shortages? How much of the new found oil would be exported? What's the point of drilling if the oil companies will be exporting it ?If the U.S. allows more oil drilling would we export the new oil or use it domestically?
We should keep it here but to tell you the truth it would not matter scince more suplly means the price drops. Ethier way if we do not start now. we will be in big troubleIf the U.S. allows more oil drilling would we export the new oil or use it domestically?
The market for oil is a worldwide market. Whether we use the oil domestically or ship it overseas it will reduce the price of oil in total.
It will probably be more economical to keep the oil here as the shipping cost will be lower so you would expect that most of the oil will be used here. The only problem would be if we didn't have the refinery capacity to create the oil products we need. If we don't we may need to ship the oil to foreign refineries and then reimport it.
Its sold on an open world market like all crude oil is. The point is that it increases the competition among suppliers to sell it to Japan, for example. Once Japan buys its oil, the other hypothetical supplier then has to work harder to peddle it elsewhere, now under pressure to cut the price.
A second advantage of domestic production is that it can't be cut off for political reasons like the Arabs did in the early 70s in retaliation for our support of Israel in the Yom Kipper War.
If we allow more drilling, it won't change a thing other than how much public land we've leased to companies who aren't drilling on that land.
Seriously, if you have some cheap, shallow wellsites in your pocket that you are willing to lease cheaply and where the production cost averages out to 7 bucks a barrel or less, then you will have them knocking down your door to drill (and if you don't strike a deal, they will try to find a way to take it from you and maybe even kill you).
Otherwise, there are wells already drilled here where the extraction cost averages out to about 35 bucks a barrel that aren't being exploited, and there are millions of acres of public land leases where oil has already been discovered and nobody has moved to drill in decades, and billions of acres of oceans and seas. If every available drilling rig out there worked round-the-clock shifts and drilled on every available lease, our the oil companies couldn't drill it all in in 30-40 years.
As things stand, they ';promised'; (under threat of losing leases) to drill one well a year on the leases adjoining ANWR starting in 2015, so in 2022 (if they don't change their mind for the 23rd time) you just might see 7 new wells on the North Slope.
Hahahaha.
The oil companies are free to do as they wish with the oil drilled here.....although, since we are the worlds largest consumer it would mostly be sold here (at market price, not hometown discounts)
One of two things would have to happen however. A) we increase refinery capacity or B) we outsource refining
So we would ulitmately go from being dependent on the oil to being dependent on the refining of said oil.........lowering demand, finding alternatives and focusing on issue we can in fact control is a much better strategy.
We would export it. Think about how far ANWAR is from our refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. And even if we refined it in Alaska, we would still have to ship it through Canada. Geography is proof enough that domestic oil we drill for will be shipped away and we will still be totally dependent on foreign oil.
Both probably, but the world price would come down. And I would hope that we could stop getting oil from unstable countries that really don't like us.
The oil companies are exporting oil to make money. Selling their oil here doesn't make them much at all because of all the taxes and regulations that they are buried in.
If they let them dill in ANWR and Offshore, loosen some of the wacked enviro policies. We could lower the price, not have to import 1 damn drop from the Saudi's and have enough to last us 20 or more years. All the while, perfecting alternative fuels.
It's the smart and sensible thing to do.
What is worse? Exxon 40 billion or Saudi Arabia, 72 billion?
Drill here, Drill NOW
Sign it
http://www.americansolutions.com/
US oil production is at its lowest since the 1940's
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/m鈥?/a>
China and Asia are growing like fire.
Simple to understand.
I think it is a matter of simple economics if the supply goes up the price goes down no matter what we do with the oil. I, for one, think we should just use it domestically and let the rest of the world pay OPEC'S greedy prices.
it will be determined by free markets
but the more the better for everyone
hugs!
We should keep it here but to tell you the truth it would not matter scince more suplly means the price drops. Ethier way if we do not start now. we will be in big troubleIf the U.S. allows more oil drilling would we export the new oil or use it domestically?
The market for oil is a worldwide market. Whether we use the oil domestically or ship it overseas it will reduce the price of oil in total.
It will probably be more economical to keep the oil here as the shipping cost will be lower so you would expect that most of the oil will be used here. The only problem would be if we didn't have the refinery capacity to create the oil products we need. If we don't we may need to ship the oil to foreign refineries and then reimport it.
Its sold on an open world market like all crude oil is. The point is that it increases the competition among suppliers to sell it to Japan, for example. Once Japan buys its oil, the other hypothetical supplier then has to work harder to peddle it elsewhere, now under pressure to cut the price.
A second advantage of domestic production is that it can't be cut off for political reasons like the Arabs did in the early 70s in retaliation for our support of Israel in the Yom Kipper War.
If we allow more drilling, it won't change a thing other than how much public land we've leased to companies who aren't drilling on that land.
Seriously, if you have some cheap, shallow wellsites in your pocket that you are willing to lease cheaply and where the production cost averages out to 7 bucks a barrel or less, then you will have them knocking down your door to drill (and if you don't strike a deal, they will try to find a way to take it from you and maybe even kill you).
Otherwise, there are wells already drilled here where the extraction cost averages out to about 35 bucks a barrel that aren't being exploited, and there are millions of acres of public land leases where oil has already been discovered and nobody has moved to drill in decades, and billions of acres of oceans and seas. If every available drilling rig out there worked round-the-clock shifts and drilled on every available lease, our the oil companies couldn't drill it all in in 30-40 years.
As things stand, they ';promised'; (under threat of losing leases) to drill one well a year on the leases adjoining ANWR starting in 2015, so in 2022 (if they don't change their mind for the 23rd time) you just might see 7 new wells on the North Slope.
Hahahaha.
The oil companies are free to do as they wish with the oil drilled here.....although, since we are the worlds largest consumer it would mostly be sold here (at market price, not hometown discounts)
One of two things would have to happen however. A) we increase refinery capacity or B) we outsource refining
So we would ulitmately go from being dependent on the oil to being dependent on the refining of said oil.........lowering demand, finding alternatives and focusing on issue we can in fact control is a much better strategy.
We would export it. Think about how far ANWAR is from our refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. And even if we refined it in Alaska, we would still have to ship it through Canada. Geography is proof enough that domestic oil we drill for will be shipped away and we will still be totally dependent on foreign oil.
Both probably, but the world price would come down. And I would hope that we could stop getting oil from unstable countries that really don't like us.
The oil companies are exporting oil to make money. Selling their oil here doesn't make them much at all because of all the taxes and regulations that they are buried in.
If they let them dill in ANWR and Offshore, loosen some of the wacked enviro policies. We could lower the price, not have to import 1 damn drop from the Saudi's and have enough to last us 20 or more years. All the while, perfecting alternative fuels.
It's the smart and sensible thing to do.
What is worse? Exxon 40 billion or Saudi Arabia, 72 billion?
Drill here, Drill NOW
Sign it
http://www.americansolutions.com/
US oil production is at its lowest since the 1940's
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/m鈥?/a>
China and Asia are growing like fire.
Simple to understand.
I think it is a matter of simple economics if the supply goes up the price goes down no matter what we do with the oil. I, for one, think we should just use it domestically and let the rest of the world pay OPEC'S greedy prices.
it will be determined by free markets
but the more the better for everyone
hugs!
Does anybody have proof that Arab Oil Tycoons are paying activists to stop oil drilling in remote Alaska?
other than its logical for Arab oil to monopolize oil productionDoes anybody have proof that Arab Oil Tycoons are paying activists to stop oil drilling in remote Alaska?
We have been drilling and pumping oil up here in Alaska since 1977. We simply do not have enough oil to satisfy the needs and wants of the USA.Does anybody have proof that Arab Oil Tycoons are paying activists to stop oil drilling in remote Alaska?
';Arabs'; don't have a monopoly on oil production.
They don't need to stop drilling in environmentally sensitive areas to increase their wealth.
Think about it: the guarantee of future production from areas like Alaska and Antarctica means that we will continue to rely on oil instead of looking for alternatives.
They would probably prefer exploration to start in these areas in the next decade so that future oil supplies can be extended.
Activists wouldn't be activists if they could be bought off easily.
The ';Arabs Oil Tycoons'; have nothing to do with that. The oil in Alaska is expensive, the one in other part of the world cheap. In addition, the USA is not depending on the middle east oil, contrary to a well established legend.
The US is consuming 21 millions barrels per day and is producing only 8 millions. Alaska will not solve the problem of over-consuming and will not bring the 13 millions barrels missing. On the 13 millions barrels imported, only 2.5 millions are coming from the middle east, the rest is coming from Canada, Mexica, Nigeria, Angola, Algeria etc... The US stays strategically an Atlantic country.
Middle East oil is mainly dealing with Japan, South Korea and other far east country.
its cheaper to drill over there,oil flow over there.too costly to drill in alaska or canadas high arctic.oil companies perfer the cheapest way to do things. believe me i,ve have drilled for oil%26amp;gas for 30 years. 5 years in the high arctic some of the well up there will blow your mind.how do we get it to market?you dont think that the oil companies want to spend their money do you.not.what ever is the cheapest way.theres enough oil%26amp;gas up there but again way to costly to bring it to market.and we are not running short thats called fear mongering.thats whats driving up the price.take it from someone whos spent 30 years in the oil field.now do you feel hoodwinked sorry
We have been drilling and pumping oil up here in Alaska since 1977. We simply do not have enough oil to satisfy the needs and wants of the USA.Does anybody have proof that Arab Oil Tycoons are paying activists to stop oil drilling in remote Alaska?
';Arabs'; don't have a monopoly on oil production.
They don't need to stop drilling in environmentally sensitive areas to increase their wealth.
Think about it: the guarantee of future production from areas like Alaska and Antarctica means that we will continue to rely on oil instead of looking for alternatives.
They would probably prefer exploration to start in these areas in the next decade so that future oil supplies can be extended.
Activists wouldn't be activists if they could be bought off easily.
The ';Arabs Oil Tycoons'; have nothing to do with that. The oil in Alaska is expensive, the one in other part of the world cheap. In addition, the USA is not depending on the middle east oil, contrary to a well established legend.
The US is consuming 21 millions barrels per day and is producing only 8 millions. Alaska will not solve the problem of over-consuming and will not bring the 13 millions barrels missing. On the 13 millions barrels imported, only 2.5 millions are coming from the middle east, the rest is coming from Canada, Mexica, Nigeria, Angola, Algeria etc... The US stays strategically an Atlantic country.
Middle East oil is mainly dealing with Japan, South Korea and other far east country.
its cheaper to drill over there,oil flow over there.too costly to drill in alaska or canadas high arctic.oil companies perfer the cheapest way to do things. believe me i,ve have drilled for oil%26amp;gas for 30 years. 5 years in the high arctic some of the well up there will blow your mind.how do we get it to market?you dont think that the oil companies want to spend their money do you.not.what ever is the cheapest way.theres enough oil%26amp;gas up there but again way to costly to bring it to market.and we are not running short thats called fear mongering.thats whats driving up the price.take it from someone whos spent 30 years in the oil field.now do you feel hoodwinked sorry
Why are Liberals so dead set against us drilling for oil so that gas prices will come back within reason?
You know here's a prediction, as soon as this gas price crisis starts hitting liberals in the wallet, they will miraculously forget about all their environmental ';causes'; and start begging congress to start letting oil companies drill in the U.S.Why are Liberals so dead set against us drilling for oil so that gas prices will come back within reason?
First your monumental ignorance of oil and oil pricing is revealed with your comment that allowing for drilling of oil in heretofore forbidden places would cause gas prices to ';COME BACK WITHIN REASON';. .
The amount of NEW oil that would be brought on line by these drillings is a DROP IN THE BUCKET and would have virtually NO effect on the price of oil period.
Get it through your thick head that the destruction of the earth's environment is no friggin POLITICAL issue to be used as a political football by ignorant partisans.
You and your ilk need to educate yourself about many things from how are gasoline prices arrived at to how to save this earth of ours from greedy ,selfish immoral people.Why are Liberals so dead set against us drilling for oil so that gas prices will come back within reason?
As a resident of Florida, I don't trust the oil companies to be responsible enough to allow them to drill off the coast of my state. I don't want them to have the chance to ruin our billion dollar a year tourist industry. The republicans might have a valid argument if it were not for the obscene amounts of money these companies and executive level management are making. I consider myself fairly intelligent and all I see happening is the noose being tightened around our collective necks by a greedy industry run by greedy people. However I do not blame the oil industry solely, I also blame wall street.
here is the thing, just one oil spill, just one, will destroy the environment for many many years to come. And keep in mind, that this is a TEMPORARY relief, oil is a finite resource, we should be focusing on an alternative fuel source instead. Oil WILL eventually run out, like it or not, and this would only be a temporary relief, when that runs out, we are back to square one.
they put animals ';rights'; before human needs. They also don't believe facts. They predicted the elk would suffer from the oil pipeline from prudhoe bay but the population actually increased and the elk like the warmth of the pipeline. They also can't believe the elk have legs and can move away for a while during drilling.
Because they are liberals.
As soon as our representatives start feeling the voter pinch they will start writing and passing bills to drill. All they have to feel is that they may not get reelected.
People like Hacker (above) evidently don't realize that we need an alternative before we pull out the rug.
Gasoline will never be cheap again. 1.50 gas will never be here ever again. Drilling for oil won't solve our problems.
We need to get off of oil - we need to initiate a new wave of alternative energy and fuels to revamp our economy and lead the US economy into the future.
Oil is the past. The sooner we get off of oil, the better the US will be.
look you republicant bushes own energy dept told him that if you drill in alaska the price of gas will go down 1 cent the next 20 yrs so stop blaming libs for the high gas prices blame bush because b4 the war the barrell of oil was 20 to 30 dollars now over 130 dollars he also said the oil money was going to pay for the war what happened there
im a democrat, and im pretty sure the gas prices have hit my wallet, and im pretty sure its due to non intelligent republican regimes starting wars over nothing except big business :] stupid stupid people, open your eyes, do some research and find out what this war is TRULY about before you go making claims that dont have truth behind them.
saudi arabia attacked us on 911.
so we go after iraq? hmm
then we decide, nahh they have weapons of mass destruction, weird .. have we found those yet? oh yeah, they dont exist.
now were suddenly going for Operation Iraqi Liberation [hmm OIL?]
if we start drilling everywhere what the hell are we going to have left in a hundred years? the land will be dry of all oil, the ozone layer will be depleted because were idiots, global warming will take full effect and we will all be screwed. sounds fun huh?
like my sticker on my car says ...
';HOW MANY LIVES PER GALLON';
seriously. think about it.
I would rather push for alternative energy sources than destroy our environment. Keep in mind, it's about the well being of our planet as well as our wallets. I know it's tough for Conservative to understand the concept of ';other people'; or anything that isn't money related. Stop being greedy and think about the bigger picture.
No, were never going to seriously fight global warming while pumping up and burning more oil at the same time. Besides, what do we do when we run out of that? We'd better start figuring what to do now.
If the Republican Party would quit attacking science we'd figure it out.
because they want you to suffer! time to wake up and throw these worthless pricks out of power ...........sh*i*t what is going to wake you people up, 10 dollar gas.you have the power of the vote,USE IT ! by the way,it is not the democrats that are the solution,they are the ones that caused this problem.
No, you are wrong!
Because there are 2 groups of Liberals----
1. The Rich Greenie Elite who want gas prices high.
2. The Welfare Liberals who don't own cars and want gas prices high, because they Hate people who Work.
(Liberals Hate us Working People. They blame us because their Welfare Checks aren't Bigger.)
Most environmentalists are liberals who believe closed-mindedly in the Theory of Evolution, and would rather protect replaceable trees and animals than standing up against the slaughter of 1.2 billion babies annually.
I heard Reid and the rest of the sorry dem controlled congress are waiting for a dem to get into office before they let the drilling begin.....that way the dem pres can get credit for the falling oil prices....
FYI: JOHN MCCAIN ALSO VOTED AGAINST DRILLING, SO IT'S REPUBLICANS ALSO.
Why are republicans so dead set against a energy policy which takes America away from oil once and for all?
Never mind. We'll do it ourselves.
because its a scam. prices will never g down again. we need alternative energy sources. perhaps we can tap the FAT on americans bodies for fuel.
The only drilling libs approve of is what they do to each other in those all boy bars they love to frequent.
I think we should drill for hot air ............ from Republicans heads!
First your monumental ignorance of oil and oil pricing is revealed with your comment that allowing for drilling of oil in heretofore forbidden places would cause gas prices to ';COME BACK WITHIN REASON';. .
The amount of NEW oil that would be brought on line by these drillings is a DROP IN THE BUCKET and would have virtually NO effect on the price of oil period.
Get it through your thick head that the destruction of the earth's environment is no friggin POLITICAL issue to be used as a political football by ignorant partisans.
You and your ilk need to educate yourself about many things from how are gasoline prices arrived at to how to save this earth of ours from greedy ,selfish immoral people.Why are Liberals so dead set against us drilling for oil so that gas prices will come back within reason?
As a resident of Florida, I don't trust the oil companies to be responsible enough to allow them to drill off the coast of my state. I don't want them to have the chance to ruin our billion dollar a year tourist industry. The republicans might have a valid argument if it were not for the obscene amounts of money these companies and executive level management are making. I consider myself fairly intelligent and all I see happening is the noose being tightened around our collective necks by a greedy industry run by greedy people. However I do not blame the oil industry solely, I also blame wall street.
here is the thing, just one oil spill, just one, will destroy the environment for many many years to come. And keep in mind, that this is a TEMPORARY relief, oil is a finite resource, we should be focusing on an alternative fuel source instead. Oil WILL eventually run out, like it or not, and this would only be a temporary relief, when that runs out, we are back to square one.
they put animals ';rights'; before human needs. They also don't believe facts. They predicted the elk would suffer from the oil pipeline from prudhoe bay but the population actually increased and the elk like the warmth of the pipeline. They also can't believe the elk have legs and can move away for a while during drilling.
Because they are liberals.
As soon as our representatives start feeling the voter pinch they will start writing and passing bills to drill. All they have to feel is that they may not get reelected.
People like Hacker (above) evidently don't realize that we need an alternative before we pull out the rug.
Gasoline will never be cheap again. 1.50 gas will never be here ever again. Drilling for oil won't solve our problems.
We need to get off of oil - we need to initiate a new wave of alternative energy and fuels to revamp our economy and lead the US economy into the future.
Oil is the past. The sooner we get off of oil, the better the US will be.
look you republicant bushes own energy dept told him that if you drill in alaska the price of gas will go down 1 cent the next 20 yrs so stop blaming libs for the high gas prices blame bush because b4 the war the barrell of oil was 20 to 30 dollars now over 130 dollars he also said the oil money was going to pay for the war what happened there
im a democrat, and im pretty sure the gas prices have hit my wallet, and im pretty sure its due to non intelligent republican regimes starting wars over nothing except big business :] stupid stupid people, open your eyes, do some research and find out what this war is TRULY about before you go making claims that dont have truth behind them.
saudi arabia attacked us on 911.
so we go after iraq? hmm
then we decide, nahh they have weapons of mass destruction, weird .. have we found those yet? oh yeah, they dont exist.
now were suddenly going for Operation Iraqi Liberation [hmm OIL?]
if we start drilling everywhere what the hell are we going to have left in a hundred years? the land will be dry of all oil, the ozone layer will be depleted because were idiots, global warming will take full effect and we will all be screwed. sounds fun huh?
like my sticker on my car says ...
';HOW MANY LIVES PER GALLON';
seriously. think about it.
I would rather push for alternative energy sources than destroy our environment. Keep in mind, it's about the well being of our planet as well as our wallets. I know it's tough for Conservative to understand the concept of ';other people'; or anything that isn't money related. Stop being greedy and think about the bigger picture.
No, were never going to seriously fight global warming while pumping up and burning more oil at the same time. Besides, what do we do when we run out of that? We'd better start figuring what to do now.
If the Republican Party would quit attacking science we'd figure it out.
because they want you to suffer! time to wake up and throw these worthless pricks out of power ...........sh*i*t what is going to wake you people up, 10 dollar gas.you have the power of the vote,USE IT ! by the way,it is not the democrats that are the solution,they are the ones that caused this problem.
No, you are wrong!
Because there are 2 groups of Liberals----
1. The Rich Greenie Elite who want gas prices high.
2. The Welfare Liberals who don't own cars and want gas prices high, because they Hate people who Work.
(Liberals Hate us Working People. They blame us because their Welfare Checks aren't Bigger.)
Most environmentalists are liberals who believe closed-mindedly in the Theory of Evolution, and would rather protect replaceable trees and animals than standing up against the slaughter of 1.2 billion babies annually.
I heard Reid and the rest of the sorry dem controlled congress are waiting for a dem to get into office before they let the drilling begin.....that way the dem pres can get credit for the falling oil prices....
FYI: JOHN MCCAIN ALSO VOTED AGAINST DRILLING, SO IT'S REPUBLICANS ALSO.
Why are republicans so dead set against a energy policy which takes America away from oil once and for all?
Never mind. We'll do it ourselves.
because its a scam. prices will never g down again. we need alternative energy sources. perhaps we can tap the FAT on americans bodies for fuel.
The only drilling libs approve of is what they do to each other in those all boy bars they love to frequent.
I think we should drill for hot air ............ from Republicans heads!
Why do the Democrats (represented by Barack Obama) oppose to offshore drilling for oil?
First, it isn't just Democrats. The Republican governor of California, Arnold Scharzenegger, also opposes offshore drilling, and until very recently, so did the Republican governor of Florida. And they aren't the only ones. The problem is oil spills. When there's an oil spill on land, it can be contained fairly easliy. But in the ocean, even a small spill very quickly spreads, blanketing beaches, killing wildlife, and covering vast stretches of ocean with an oily film.
That's the downside, but it is not really offset by an upside. Even if all the areas currently restricted to drilling were opened up, it would be years before any oil could be recovered from those areas. There would be no short-term effect at all on the price of oil, and by extension gasoline, and even long term the effect would possibly be a decrease at the pump of a few cents. So the reason people, Democrats and even some Republicans, oppose offshore drilling is because you risk environmental catastrophe for no real benefit on oil prices in return.
But hey, I work for a major oil company, and I plan to retire in a few years. So by all means, let's drill offshore. The better my company's stock price is, the better for me. Why do the Democrats (represented by Barack Obama) oppose to offshore drilling for oil?
Because it would take about 10 years to find and drill oil on the coast, which would be expensive as hell, and in that ten years we could make alternative energies that would be more permanent solution then fifty years of oil.
**Also in Venezuela the price is 11 cents a gallon sooooooo i dont see socialized oil as a bad option.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_us鈥?/a>Why do the Democrats (represented by Barack Obama) oppose to offshore drilling for oil?
Because by the TIME it ';Works';, it's gonna be 2016, gas will be over $10. a Gallon, and the ';NEW'; supply of off-Shore Oil is only gonna drop the Price about a Quarter a Gallon! Now YOU tell ME, you think it's worth it??! :0 Drilling for Oil is NO LONGER the ';way to go'; in this Country... We've GOT TO start finding NEW sources of Energy...- %26amp; we SHOULD HAVE started doing it- 20 years ago! Because NOW we're gonna have to PAY through the NOSE- to get OFF of Our dependency on Oil... :(
They are trying to create a situation- that if Barack can get elected with a Dem house and senate- to take over the oil production of this country and nationalize it the way Hugo Chavez did in Venezuela.
There are legitimate environmental concerns, and it is not any sort of short-term answer to our energy problems. It would take years before we'd see any benefits from it.
Could it be part of a strategy? Perhaps.
I think all politicians suck. Unfortunately, I have to vote for the lesser of 2 evils. I do vote, every time. Are you @ least registered?
Why don't the oil companies drill where they already leased the land or did they just waste a bunch of money leasing where they knew no oil existed?
Because most of them have invested in ';Big Oil'; and want the price to stay high because they make more money.
They have their hands in the pockets of the wacko environmentalists.
because they are afraid of destroying the enviorment by an oil spill
not anymore.
becuase they get paid off by the enviromentalists to not support itliquid eyeshadow
That's the downside, but it is not really offset by an upside. Even if all the areas currently restricted to drilling were opened up, it would be years before any oil could be recovered from those areas. There would be no short-term effect at all on the price of oil, and by extension gasoline, and even long term the effect would possibly be a decrease at the pump of a few cents. So the reason people, Democrats and even some Republicans, oppose offshore drilling is because you risk environmental catastrophe for no real benefit on oil prices in return.
But hey, I work for a major oil company, and I plan to retire in a few years. So by all means, let's drill offshore. The better my company's stock price is, the better for me. Why do the Democrats (represented by Barack Obama) oppose to offshore drilling for oil?
Because it would take about 10 years to find and drill oil on the coast, which would be expensive as hell, and in that ten years we could make alternative energies that would be more permanent solution then fifty years of oil.
**Also in Venezuela the price is 11 cents a gallon sooooooo i dont see socialized oil as a bad option.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_us鈥?/a>Why do the Democrats (represented by Barack Obama) oppose to offshore drilling for oil?
Because by the TIME it ';Works';, it's gonna be 2016, gas will be over $10. a Gallon, and the ';NEW'; supply of off-Shore Oil is only gonna drop the Price about a Quarter a Gallon! Now YOU tell ME, you think it's worth it??! :0 Drilling for Oil is NO LONGER the ';way to go'; in this Country... We've GOT TO start finding NEW sources of Energy...- %26amp; we SHOULD HAVE started doing it- 20 years ago! Because NOW we're gonna have to PAY through the NOSE- to get OFF of Our dependency on Oil... :(
They are trying to create a situation- that if Barack can get elected with a Dem house and senate- to take over the oil production of this country and nationalize it the way Hugo Chavez did in Venezuela.
There are legitimate environmental concerns, and it is not any sort of short-term answer to our energy problems. It would take years before we'd see any benefits from it.
Could it be part of a strategy? Perhaps.
I think all politicians suck. Unfortunately, I have to vote for the lesser of 2 evils. I do vote, every time. Are you @ least registered?
Why don't the oil companies drill where they already leased the land or did they just waste a bunch of money leasing where they knew no oil existed?
Because most of them have invested in ';Big Oil'; and want the price to stay high because they make more money.
They have their hands in the pockets of the wacko environmentalists.
because they are afraid of destroying the enviorment by an oil spill
not anymore.
becuase they get paid off by the enviromentalists to not support it
Follow-up on oil drilling: Yes! we know it takes time to set up a wells but why not let OPEC see this?
It is strange that Dems/Libs have a mantra, we can't drill our way out of this. True! but where are the alternatives and we all have cars that run on gasoline. Most of us can't go out and purchase a $75,000 automobile. Meanwhile gas prices soar because we are dependent on foriegners.Follow-up on oil drilling: Yes! we know it takes time to set up a wells but why not let OPEC see this?
One thing to consider is that a little extra production can have a huge effect on domestic gasoline prices. We are not trying to replace imported oil - merely supplement it with less expensive domestic oil.
We are not going to make prices come down - but we can reduce future price increases.Follow-up on oil drilling: Yes! we know it takes time to set up a wells but why not let OPEC see this?
You make very good points. And I agree.
One thing to consider is that a little extra production can have a huge effect on domestic gasoline prices. We are not trying to replace imported oil - merely supplement it with less expensive domestic oil.
We are not going to make prices come down - but we can reduce future price increases.Follow-up on oil drilling: Yes! we know it takes time to set up a wells but why not let OPEC see this?
You make very good points. And I agree.
Since the ban on oil drilling has lifted is investing in oil a good idea ?
You should invest in the biggest since it's very costly to drill offf shore.
However, the big ';lift'; only permits drilling 50 miles or more off shore, most of the reserves are in the 25-50 range, so the Dems lifting the bill did almost nothing for our oil supply but it helped their image to the unknowing.Since the ban on oil drilling has lifted is investing in oil a good idea ?
I would invest in the companies that drill for it.
However, the big ';lift'; only permits drilling 50 miles or more off shore, most of the reserves are in the 25-50 range, so the Dems lifting the bill did almost nothing for our oil supply but it helped their image to the unknowing.Since the ban on oil drilling has lifted is investing in oil a good idea ?
I would invest in the companies that drill for it.
Are Greenpeace commited to stop oil or gas drilling in the Arctic, Alaska, and Antartic, and tourism to Galapa?
pagos IslandsAre Greenpeace commited to stop oil or gas drilling in the Arctic, Alaska, and Antartic, and tourism to Galapa?
yes
yes
Why not put Drilling for oil on the ballots?
Instead of having the inviornmental agency making the rules for where we get the oil from why don't we use the voting system and see what the Americans realy want to do.all these other countries that drill for oil haven't realy had any inviornmental hazzards from it. thier only getting richer from it.Why not put Drilling for oil on the ballots?
Because we don't actually live in a Democracy, we live in a republic. As stated before, if we voted on each and every issue, we would be voting daily. And most Americans don't know (or care about) all the facts and factors involved in these decisions.
Also, I would think that drilling or not drilling is a state's rights issue as well.Why not put Drilling for oil on the ballots?
Because even though letting the people decide sounds great in theory, the people are idiots.
Making the correct decision requires an understanding of the scientific facts regarding the environmental impact, required drilling techniques in that geographic region, knowledge about the options for transporting the oil and the further impact of the different options, such as building a pipeline, and so on. American voters dont tend to actually study issues, but make their decisions based on 30 second TV commercials put together by marketing teams skilled in persuasion and manipulation of opinion.
It is a good idea, unfortunately our system does not allow for that type of vote on a national level. There are many issues that could benefit from a vote by the people. Unfortunately, to vote on solitary issues would have us going to the polls all the time, and is just not practical. This is why we supposedly have elected leaders, to represent our goals on the national stage. In this day and age the people's will gets lost under an avalanche of lobbyist dollars thrown in the faces of Congress people.
Phil S. Spoken like true environmentalist. Um us ignorant Americans have to be saved from ourselves. The honest truth is that there are safe drilling and transport options available, but we don't explore these because we can't drill anyway, so what is the point. I don't know how many times a day I hear that we are too dependent on foreign oil, and about how oil prices are too high, but suggest the most obvious solution for short term relief and the answer is no we can't do that. Usually I hear this from so called enviromentalists right before they get in their SUVs and drive away. Unchecked and uncontrolled oil prices will rise to a hundred dollars a barrel soon. When that happens average cost per gallon of gas will be 5 dollars. We better come to consensus among ourselves soon, or the enviroment is going to be the least of our worries. Lastly, the will of the American people is being denied daily by congress, the constitution does not say you have to be educated to vote. It is a right, not a gift. I also have no doubt that if we did have a public referendum on the drilling issues all the intelligent enviromentalists would get their chance to have their voice heard right along with us more ignorant folks.
Kelley: You nailed it. State's rights is the key. Then you could indeed have popular votes on the issue.
Because we don't actually live in a Democracy, we live in a republic. As stated before, if we voted on each and every issue, we would be voting daily. And most Americans don't know (or care about) all the facts and factors involved in these decisions.
Also, I would think that drilling or not drilling is a state's rights issue as well.Why not put Drilling for oil on the ballots?
Because even though letting the people decide sounds great in theory, the people are idiots.
Making the correct decision requires an understanding of the scientific facts regarding the environmental impact, required drilling techniques in that geographic region, knowledge about the options for transporting the oil and the further impact of the different options, such as building a pipeline, and so on. American voters dont tend to actually study issues, but make their decisions based on 30 second TV commercials put together by marketing teams skilled in persuasion and manipulation of opinion.
It is a good idea, unfortunately our system does not allow for that type of vote on a national level. There are many issues that could benefit from a vote by the people. Unfortunately, to vote on solitary issues would have us going to the polls all the time, and is just not practical. This is why we supposedly have elected leaders, to represent our goals on the national stage. In this day and age the people's will gets lost under an avalanche of lobbyist dollars thrown in the faces of Congress people.
Phil S. Spoken like true environmentalist. Um us ignorant Americans have to be saved from ourselves. The honest truth is that there are safe drilling and transport options available, but we don't explore these because we can't drill anyway, so what is the point. I don't know how many times a day I hear that we are too dependent on foreign oil, and about how oil prices are too high, but suggest the most obvious solution for short term relief and the answer is no we can't do that. Usually I hear this from so called enviromentalists right before they get in their SUVs and drive away. Unchecked and uncontrolled oil prices will rise to a hundred dollars a barrel soon. When that happens average cost per gallon of gas will be 5 dollars. We better come to consensus among ourselves soon, or the enviroment is going to be the least of our worries. Lastly, the will of the American people is being denied daily by congress, the constitution does not say you have to be educated to vote. It is a right, not a gift. I also have no doubt that if we did have a public referendum on the drilling issues all the intelligent enviromentalists would get their chance to have their voice heard right along with us more ignorant folks.
Kelley: You nailed it. State's rights is the key. Then you could indeed have popular votes on the issue.
United States Department of Agriculture Stops Drilling for oil in US?
Can someone provide me any good link to article or link to USDA websites or any link where they show that USDA stops companies to drill for oil any where in USA.
and if possible name of this law and more info about when bill clinton signed this law to be passed.
please please help me
I have to write essay and I need real proof.
Thank youUnited States Department of Agriculture Stops Drilling for oil in US?
Wow, thats new to me....my husband is seeking employment on an oil rig....hmmmm, i will definately look into this.
and if possible name of this law and more info about when bill clinton signed this law to be passed.
please please help me
I have to write essay and I need real proof.
Thank youUnited States Department of Agriculture Stops Drilling for oil in US?
Wow, thats new to me....my husband is seeking employment on an oil rig....hmmmm, i will definately look into this.
Hey Obama, why don't you open up Alaska for oil drilling while the price is down?
because it will eventually go back up to $5 a gallon, so why not get started now, so when the Arabs cut production or do whatever to bring the price back up, we will be ready to use our own oil and eliminate the need for them, and eliminate the need for any oil suppliers to us.
Have you seen how big Alaska is, there has to be plenty of oil there for many life times.Hey Obama, why don't you open up Alaska for oil drilling while the price is down?
He won't do that because he's '; in bed '; with the environmentalists. And since they'll be contributing large amounts of money to his reelection campaign, it's not very likely he ever will. Remember, it's not about the American people, but instead, all about power and money...Hey Obama, why don't you open up Alaska for oil drilling while the price is down?
What makes you think the US isn't already drilling for oil in Alaska? I work for a major oil company and I can assure you the US has been drilling in Alaska for decades. The issue currently is whether or not the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) should be opened up to drilling.
Look, even if all of the currently restricted areas, such as ANWR and offshore, are opened to drilling, there isn't enough oil there to make a difference when compared with world production, which is the basis upon which oil is valued. Even if drilling were allowed, it would be years before any oil could be produced from these areas, particularly offshore. So drilling in the restricted areas would have no effect upon the price of oil, and by extension gasoline, in the short term, and little effect, if any, in the long term.
By the way, just because Alaska is a big state doesn't mean it has lots of oil, at least not in the way you seem to mean, and certainly not for ';many life times.'; Also, the price of gas was, until recently, high because the price of oil was high, and the price of oil was high because of speculation on oil futures, not supply and demand. The proof of this is the fact that the price of oil fell in concert with the stock market.
First of all he is President Elect Obama, and isn't able to do anything until he is inaugurated in January.
Oil, is not an answer to a clean efficient fuel. To be competitive in the future, we need to become the leaders in alternative fuels. Oil drilling would be like going backwards. It is a filthy fuel that is destroying the world.~~
Obama can't do anything about it until he becomes President, right now he is President Elect. He doesn't become President until he takes the oath of office Jan 20th.
When he becomes President, don't look for him to do it, as his party is opposed to it.
Maybe you should try this again in a couple of months.
Hey, you. Obama is the President - Elect until he is sworn in January 20, 2009. In the meantime, the President - Elect is not the President nor is he the Commander and Chief.
President Bush is. Only President Bush can give the order.
Happy Holidays, to you and yours.
I hope they keep your question in an archive somewhere, so your grandchildren can explain to their children why people didn't do enough to help the environment when they had a chance.
Heck I live in California where the Grizzly Bear appears on our state flag...there hasn't been a grizzly in Ca since the early 1930's...oh well who needs them kids..oil is much more important than a bear, in fact its more important then people too....(Iraq war is proof of that)
credit crunch. Not enough cash to start building pump. His number one role is to resolve the economic crisis. How to start building infrastructure to drill oil when the country is in economic downfall?
great thinking : ) they say when the economy is bad oil prices drop.. and it takes less gas 2 bring food 2 the stores, but i haven't seen the prices drop there, just going Higher and Higher.. wow
Let's wait until he becomes President before demanding action from him. Obama does not take over until Jan 20.
makes sense to me my friend.liquid eyeshadow
Have you seen how big Alaska is, there has to be plenty of oil there for many life times.Hey Obama, why don't you open up Alaska for oil drilling while the price is down?
He won't do that because he's '; in bed '; with the environmentalists. And since they'll be contributing large amounts of money to his reelection campaign, it's not very likely he ever will. Remember, it's not about the American people, but instead, all about power and money...Hey Obama, why don't you open up Alaska for oil drilling while the price is down?
What makes you think the US isn't already drilling for oil in Alaska? I work for a major oil company and I can assure you the US has been drilling in Alaska for decades. The issue currently is whether or not the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) should be opened up to drilling.
Look, even if all of the currently restricted areas, such as ANWR and offshore, are opened to drilling, there isn't enough oil there to make a difference when compared with world production, which is the basis upon which oil is valued. Even if drilling were allowed, it would be years before any oil could be produced from these areas, particularly offshore. So drilling in the restricted areas would have no effect upon the price of oil, and by extension gasoline, in the short term, and little effect, if any, in the long term.
By the way, just because Alaska is a big state doesn't mean it has lots of oil, at least not in the way you seem to mean, and certainly not for ';many life times.'; Also, the price of gas was, until recently, high because the price of oil was high, and the price of oil was high because of speculation on oil futures, not supply and demand. The proof of this is the fact that the price of oil fell in concert with the stock market.
First of all he is President Elect Obama, and isn't able to do anything until he is inaugurated in January.
Oil, is not an answer to a clean efficient fuel. To be competitive in the future, we need to become the leaders in alternative fuels. Oil drilling would be like going backwards. It is a filthy fuel that is destroying the world.~~
Obama can't do anything about it until he becomes President, right now he is President Elect. He doesn't become President until he takes the oath of office Jan 20th.
When he becomes President, don't look for him to do it, as his party is opposed to it.
Maybe you should try this again in a couple of months.
Hey, you. Obama is the President - Elect until he is sworn in January 20, 2009. In the meantime, the President - Elect is not the President nor is he the Commander and Chief.
President Bush is. Only President Bush can give the order.
Happy Holidays, to you and yours.
I hope they keep your question in an archive somewhere, so your grandchildren can explain to their children why people didn't do enough to help the environment when they had a chance.
Heck I live in California where the Grizzly Bear appears on our state flag...there hasn't been a grizzly in Ca since the early 1930's...oh well who needs them kids..oil is much more important than a bear, in fact its more important then people too....(Iraq war is proof of that)
credit crunch. Not enough cash to start building pump. His number one role is to resolve the economic crisis. How to start building infrastructure to drill oil when the country is in economic downfall?
great thinking : ) they say when the economy is bad oil prices drop.. and it takes less gas 2 bring food 2 the stores, but i haven't seen the prices drop there, just going Higher and Higher.. wow
Let's wait until he becomes President before demanding action from him. Obama does not take over until Jan 20.
makes sense to me my friend.
Will drilling for oil off the Florida coast help reduce gas prices?
If so how long will it take to see the results?Will drilling for oil off the Florida coast help reduce gas prices?
just wait 2-3 years...
then all iraqi oil is ours....
trust me...our companies signed long period deals with iraq..
it'll be ours 4 next 30-40 years...Will drilling for oil off the Florida coast help reduce gas prices?
The answer is no.
We are talking, of course, about the Protected Areas, I imagine. As there are areas which are not protected and they can drill now, if they wanted.
First of all, the Oil Companies would have to make a huge investment just to find out if its financially attractive to drill. And it would only be attractive if Oil prices remain very very high. The problem is that extracting petroleum from these areas is very expensive.
On the other hand, according to the government's own agency, the Energy Information Administration, in the best of cases Oil wouldn't start to come out until 10 years after the protection is lifted. And it would reach a peak 25 years after. And even then, the EIA says that the effect, if any, would be ';insignificant';.
If in 25 years we haven't found an alternative source of energy, we will be in trouble anyway because we will have a huge oil debt. And if we have found it, drilling in the coast of Florida wouldn't make any sense.
If you folks would slowdown and use a little common sense. You would know you're being sold a bunch of blarney. Why would it take seven to 10 years, or one drop of oil to be seen in this country. If drilling starts tomorrow. That is the dumbest statement. I have ever heard. Also, the oilfields off Florida are one of the largest in the world but not only do we have that. We have the oil bearing Shale in Montana that has enough oil in it to provide enough oil for this country for the next 110 years. And you people that knock Bush are idiots,I am not a bush lover but have you forgotten, Congress provides oversight. How many shares of oil do you think the members of Congress have? Just how many shares do you think Nancy Pelosi has? The gas prices in this country are not just because of high oil prices but also because of lack of refineries. The oil companies are not really for opening up more oilfields. They like the high prices and large profits. So why should they increase supply? If you want to place blame place it on the greenies. They are the ones who will not allow drilling, who don't want logging, who don't want nuclear energy who don't want coal fired power plants heck. They don't even want wind generators. So you see, blame Congress for being bought by the greenies(Sierra Club etc.) They allowed all this to happen with their constant bickering fighting and failing to work together for the people that elected them.
';Even people in the oil industry say drilling won't ease the oil pinch. Matthew Simmons is head of Simmons and Company, among the largest banks investing in energy. ';We basically wasted away 20 years,'; he said. ';Now, basically, it's a terrific idea, but we ran out the clock. It's really misleading to hold that out as a panacea. It won't work. It might work for our grandchildren.';
Geologists have identified reservoirs or undersea ';structures'; that might contain oil. But Simmons says that's guesswork. ';We don't have any idea whether any of it is there,'; he said.
But first, the government has to lease the offshore sites to oil companies. The companies then have to probe the seabed to find out what's there. Then there are years of exploratory drilling, says Simmons 鈥?if anyone can find rigs to do the drilling.
';The problem is that the worldwide capacity to build rigs now has a backlog going out until about 2013, and we won't add enough rigs to even start to replace the very old rig fleet that we have,'; he said.
All of that before any oil actually comes out of the seabed.
Some in the oil business are more optimistic. Scott Smith is vice president of the energy engineering and construction company Black and Veatch.
';I think it's short-sighted, in my opinion, to say it's not going to make a difference,'; Smith says. ';This is just one piece of the puzzle. We know that there's a lot of uncertainty around how much reserves and production it will bring to bear, but having additional options makes more sense than keeping them off the table.';
Smith says it isn't likely that oil companies will actually recover the 18 billion barrels the government estimates is out there. But he says oil exploration is full of surprises.
';As you drill, you learn more about the geology in the region. You tend to find there's more resources there than you first thought,'; he said.
He also says drilling is only half the job; America also needs to curb its thirst for gas by making vehicles more fuel-efficient.';
The industry estimates have ranged from 5 to 12 years for a atimeline as to when there MIGHT be some impact. As it stands right now oil companies hold leases to over 40 million off shore acres. To date they have done no exploration or drilling. If off shore drilling is the answeer then why have they not drilled in areas they have had access to for years?
As for any price impact, theer is a great debate on that and no clear answers. Many feel this is a supply based crises we are experiencing. If so then there may be some minimal impact within 5 to 7 years. More economists believe this is a consumption based problem. They believe as long as we over consume the prices will reamain high. If that is the case then additional oil will just serve to feed our overconsumption with little drop in the price. I personally believe it is a combination of the two and that we will see little or no positive impact on drilling. And, that is if the oil companies really do begin drilling.
mjmayer: The President dropped the Presidential ban (the one his father imposed). However, the Congressional ban is still in place so no additional offshore sites have been opened. The price drops are due to a lot of things but they are not due to the ban being lifted. It is still in place.
It is better than not doing anything. Until they can produce alternative forms of energy why not go after the oil we have, If not to for now but for the future of our children, Not doing anything and fighting over whether or not to do it is foolish, We were foolish for not doing it 20 years ago. And for not developing alternative energies. Its the price we pay for looking at the now instead of in the future.
The first issue is to determine whether viable hydrocarbon reserves exist and are worth extracting. To have a ';debate'; without having any pertinent details is absurd politicizing at its best.
Present estimates suggest a minimal reduction (6-10 cents/gallon) and not until 7 years or so before any output would be realized.
Further, a big issue is whether or not it is in our best interests to rapidly consume our remaining oil reserves or whether we should have a more frugal approach in our use of this resource.
Depends on whom you talk to and what ';experts'; are on the news but the simple fact is the speculators that caused the sharp rise in the prices would know that supply will eventually increase and would then not count on shortages and sell off some their ';stock'; so the prices would automatically go down.
nope. We can not refine any new oil wells, we do not have the capacity.
Our capacity is at 96 percent now and a major interruption to any refinery would drive the price back up over night. More capacity to refine oil into gas will take 10 years to build.. Republicans are just liars..
The amount of gas and oil the USA consumes every day is so massive, that the little bit from any drilling here won't make more then 2 cent difference.
The answer is not more oil and gas, its getting of high consumption and we knew that since 1970.
Yes, it will. Demand around the world is growing while supply is stagnant. It may not take too long to get the oil off Fl since the infrastructure is there. I've hear it could take any where from less than a year to 3-5 years.
No, it's believed that most of whats off Florida's coast is natural gas and not crude. It will take 7 to 10 years to produce a drop of oil and rigs take a few years to build. This is just Bush's last attempt to help his Big Oil puppet masters.
We've already seen an impact from the POSSIBILITY of drilling. Oil prices are based on FUTURE supply demand as well as current, the impact on pricing would take place rather soon.. even if it wasn't a huge amount.
But more importantly, it gives us more domestic production.. wish makes us less reliant on supplies from hostile nations.
Initially it would cause speculators to lower the futures on the price of oil, thus lowering the short term price, look what is happing now less then 1 month Bush removed oil drilling off the US. long term more oil less demand, lower prices.
Yes, increase supply and prices will come down.
When? You are already seeing some effect. GWB repealed the ban on off shore drilling and prices started to come down. Imagine what they will do when we actually sink a well.
Yes it will as any increase in the world supply will help lower prices. They could probably have oil flowing in about two years..
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It will increase supplies, and in theory should reduce prices if consumption is held at bay.
We better get there now before China sucks all the oil up from their Cuban waters oil drilling goes full force!
I doubt it. The increase of oil prices are in my opinion due to the war in the Middle East.
sure it will,except for a monopoly, more volume of anything means less price
for the time being.
We believe that it will reduce prices momentarily (not for long) and it will take about 7 years to come in full effect.
just wait 2-3 years...
then all iraqi oil is ours....
trust me...our companies signed long period deals with iraq..
it'll be ours 4 next 30-40 years...Will drilling for oil off the Florida coast help reduce gas prices?
The answer is no.
We are talking, of course, about the Protected Areas, I imagine. As there are areas which are not protected and they can drill now, if they wanted.
First of all, the Oil Companies would have to make a huge investment just to find out if its financially attractive to drill. And it would only be attractive if Oil prices remain very very high. The problem is that extracting petroleum from these areas is very expensive.
On the other hand, according to the government's own agency, the Energy Information Administration, in the best of cases Oil wouldn't start to come out until 10 years after the protection is lifted. And it would reach a peak 25 years after. And even then, the EIA says that the effect, if any, would be ';insignificant';.
If in 25 years we haven't found an alternative source of energy, we will be in trouble anyway because we will have a huge oil debt. And if we have found it, drilling in the coast of Florida wouldn't make any sense.
If you folks would slowdown and use a little common sense. You would know you're being sold a bunch of blarney. Why would it take seven to 10 years, or one drop of oil to be seen in this country. If drilling starts tomorrow. That is the dumbest statement. I have ever heard. Also, the oilfields off Florida are one of the largest in the world but not only do we have that. We have the oil bearing Shale in Montana that has enough oil in it to provide enough oil for this country for the next 110 years. And you people that knock Bush are idiots,I am not a bush lover but have you forgotten, Congress provides oversight. How many shares of oil do you think the members of Congress have? Just how many shares do you think Nancy Pelosi has? The gas prices in this country are not just because of high oil prices but also because of lack of refineries. The oil companies are not really for opening up more oilfields. They like the high prices and large profits. So why should they increase supply? If you want to place blame place it on the greenies. They are the ones who will not allow drilling, who don't want logging, who don't want nuclear energy who don't want coal fired power plants heck. They don't even want wind generators. So you see, blame Congress for being bought by the greenies(Sierra Club etc.) They allowed all this to happen with their constant bickering fighting and failing to work together for the people that elected them.
';Even people in the oil industry say drilling won't ease the oil pinch. Matthew Simmons is head of Simmons and Company, among the largest banks investing in energy. ';We basically wasted away 20 years,'; he said. ';Now, basically, it's a terrific idea, but we ran out the clock. It's really misleading to hold that out as a panacea. It won't work. It might work for our grandchildren.';
Geologists have identified reservoirs or undersea ';structures'; that might contain oil. But Simmons says that's guesswork. ';We don't have any idea whether any of it is there,'; he said.
But first, the government has to lease the offshore sites to oil companies. The companies then have to probe the seabed to find out what's there. Then there are years of exploratory drilling, says Simmons 鈥?if anyone can find rigs to do the drilling.
';The problem is that the worldwide capacity to build rigs now has a backlog going out until about 2013, and we won't add enough rigs to even start to replace the very old rig fleet that we have,'; he said.
All of that before any oil actually comes out of the seabed.
Some in the oil business are more optimistic. Scott Smith is vice president of the energy engineering and construction company Black and Veatch.
';I think it's short-sighted, in my opinion, to say it's not going to make a difference,'; Smith says. ';This is just one piece of the puzzle. We know that there's a lot of uncertainty around how much reserves and production it will bring to bear, but having additional options makes more sense than keeping them off the table.';
Smith says it isn't likely that oil companies will actually recover the 18 billion barrels the government estimates is out there. But he says oil exploration is full of surprises.
';As you drill, you learn more about the geology in the region. You tend to find there's more resources there than you first thought,'; he said.
He also says drilling is only half the job; America also needs to curb its thirst for gas by making vehicles more fuel-efficient.';
The industry estimates have ranged from 5 to 12 years for a atimeline as to when there MIGHT be some impact. As it stands right now oil companies hold leases to over 40 million off shore acres. To date they have done no exploration or drilling. If off shore drilling is the answeer then why have they not drilled in areas they have had access to for years?
As for any price impact, theer is a great debate on that and no clear answers. Many feel this is a supply based crises we are experiencing. If so then there may be some minimal impact within 5 to 7 years. More economists believe this is a consumption based problem. They believe as long as we over consume the prices will reamain high. If that is the case then additional oil will just serve to feed our overconsumption with little drop in the price. I personally believe it is a combination of the two and that we will see little or no positive impact on drilling. And, that is if the oil companies really do begin drilling.
mjmayer: The President dropped the Presidential ban (the one his father imposed). However, the Congressional ban is still in place so no additional offshore sites have been opened. The price drops are due to a lot of things but they are not due to the ban being lifted. It is still in place.
It is better than not doing anything. Until they can produce alternative forms of energy why not go after the oil we have, If not to for now but for the future of our children, Not doing anything and fighting over whether or not to do it is foolish, We were foolish for not doing it 20 years ago. And for not developing alternative energies. Its the price we pay for looking at the now instead of in the future.
The first issue is to determine whether viable hydrocarbon reserves exist and are worth extracting. To have a ';debate'; without having any pertinent details is absurd politicizing at its best.
Present estimates suggest a minimal reduction (6-10 cents/gallon) and not until 7 years or so before any output would be realized.
Further, a big issue is whether or not it is in our best interests to rapidly consume our remaining oil reserves or whether we should have a more frugal approach in our use of this resource.
Depends on whom you talk to and what ';experts'; are on the news but the simple fact is the speculators that caused the sharp rise in the prices would know that supply will eventually increase and would then not count on shortages and sell off some their ';stock'; so the prices would automatically go down.
nope. We can not refine any new oil wells, we do not have the capacity.
Our capacity is at 96 percent now and a major interruption to any refinery would drive the price back up over night. More capacity to refine oil into gas will take 10 years to build.. Republicans are just liars..
The amount of gas and oil the USA consumes every day is so massive, that the little bit from any drilling here won't make more then 2 cent difference.
The answer is not more oil and gas, its getting of high consumption and we knew that since 1970.
Yes, it will. Demand around the world is growing while supply is stagnant. It may not take too long to get the oil off Fl since the infrastructure is there. I've hear it could take any where from less than a year to 3-5 years.
No, it's believed that most of whats off Florida's coast is natural gas and not crude. It will take 7 to 10 years to produce a drop of oil and rigs take a few years to build. This is just Bush's last attempt to help his Big Oil puppet masters.
We've already seen an impact from the POSSIBILITY of drilling. Oil prices are based on FUTURE supply demand as well as current, the impact on pricing would take place rather soon.. even if it wasn't a huge amount.
But more importantly, it gives us more domestic production.. wish makes us less reliant on supplies from hostile nations.
Initially it would cause speculators to lower the futures on the price of oil, thus lowering the short term price, look what is happing now less then 1 month Bush removed oil drilling off the US. long term more oil less demand, lower prices.
Yes, increase supply and prices will come down.
When? You are already seeing some effect. GWB repealed the ban on off shore drilling and prices started to come down. Imagine what they will do when we actually sink a well.
Yes it will as any increase in the world supply will help lower prices. They could probably have oil flowing in about two years..
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It will increase supplies, and in theory should reduce prices if consumption is held at bay.
We better get there now before China sucks all the oil up from their Cuban waters oil drilling goes full force!
I doubt it. The increase of oil prices are in my opinion due to the war in the Middle East.
sure it will,except for a monopoly, more volume of anything means less price
for the time being.
We believe that it will reduce prices momentarily (not for long) and it will take about 7 years to come in full effect.
How can I profit/benefit from OIL Drilling off my coast?
I have to deal with the traffic and the increased 'Seepage' on my beaches. Oh, and I get nothing--%26gt; Just increased gas prices. Sign me up! Wake up people, you will not benefit one iota from Drilling More Oil off the coast of California.How can I profit/benefit from OIL Drilling off my coast?
Isn't California one of the states no drilling would take place if drilling were to start?
I think you're putting the cart in front of the horse. Unless Obama loses the election this whole drilling frenzy started by the republicans may not happen at all. I do give the brains of the GOP credit. They drove the price of oil from twenty to one twenty in less than six years, gave the go ahead to business to revert to their basest level of greed knowing there would be no repercussions, only bailouts and in turn business drove the economy into the ground with their greed. They have now once again hyped up their base with the more drilling and nuclear power plant rallying cry. With the addition of Governor Palin to the ticket, the family values and religious right are foaming. The issues have flown out the window in place of attacking and blaming the democrats for everything. Accountability and responsibility, doesn't it sound nice alongside being fiscally conservative? Never mind none of it is accurate. They'll dutifully vote republican again this election even with many disliking McCain.
If our government and business were truly concerned, building new refineries would have much more of an impact than drilling.How can I profit/benefit from OIL Drilling off my coast?
Oh really. Have you not heard of the new millionaires in North Dakota who have struck oil lately. Who said anything about drilling more off of California. They are talking about drilling in Alaska among other places. Do check out what is going on in North Dakota though. It's true many farmers are becoming millionaires up there.
Well, you could buy shares in the oil companies. But I fail to see how drilling oil will increases prices? Is this what passes for logic by liberals today?
Wow, you couldn't see water if you were sittin in the middle of a lake on a rubber raft.
You could get a job there.
You'll end up with Oil sands too, then they can come dig up your beach
Isn't California one of the states no drilling would take place if drilling were to start?
I think you're putting the cart in front of the horse. Unless Obama loses the election this whole drilling frenzy started by the republicans may not happen at all. I do give the brains of the GOP credit. They drove the price of oil from twenty to one twenty in less than six years, gave the go ahead to business to revert to their basest level of greed knowing there would be no repercussions, only bailouts and in turn business drove the economy into the ground with their greed. They have now once again hyped up their base with the more drilling and nuclear power plant rallying cry. With the addition of Governor Palin to the ticket, the family values and religious right are foaming. The issues have flown out the window in place of attacking and blaming the democrats for everything. Accountability and responsibility, doesn't it sound nice alongside being fiscally conservative? Never mind none of it is accurate. They'll dutifully vote republican again this election even with many disliking McCain.
If our government and business were truly concerned, building new refineries would have much more of an impact than drilling.How can I profit/benefit from OIL Drilling off my coast?
Oh really. Have you not heard of the new millionaires in North Dakota who have struck oil lately. Who said anything about drilling more off of California. They are talking about drilling in Alaska among other places. Do check out what is going on in North Dakota though. It's true many farmers are becoming millionaires up there.
Well, you could buy shares in the oil companies. But I fail to see how drilling oil will increases prices? Is this what passes for logic by liberals today?
Wow, you couldn't see water if you were sittin in the middle of a lake on a rubber raft.
You could get a job there.
You'll end up with Oil sands too, then they can come dig up your beach
Can we all just forget about drilling for oil and inflate our tires instead?
Barrack Obama's energy plan.Can we all just forget about drilling for oil and inflate our tires instead?
HA HA HA
That's laughable...Can we all just forget about drilling for oil and inflate our tires instead?
We have to face the fact that oil will never be cheap again. Demand is too great. As for drilling offshore in the US, oil companies will own the rights to that oil. It may produce more oil for consumption, but it will take years to build the oilrigs and tow them to the sites to begin drilling. But the bottom line is that OIL COMPANIES are not going to sell the oil drilled off our coasts cheaper to Americans. The Saudi's lease several oilrigs in the Gulf of Mexico but oil is still going up.
The price has gone down over the past week or so, but there were several factors that caused that. Al Gore urged the US to convert all electrical energy to ';green'; energy and T. Boone Pickens, an oil man, agreed with him (and said that American's are fuding both sides of the Iraq War by continuing to buy oil from the Middle East). T. Boone Pickens announced his plan for developing wind energy. The state of Texas approved a massive wind energy project. And Congress began investigating oil speculators. These things helped, but we have to get it thru our heads that gas will never be cheap again. We need to find alternatives. NOW.
What is really scary is he was serious. It is okay for Cuba and China to drill off our coasts but Obama will not allow America to do the same, then he comes up with this silly crap. If somehow he gets elected we are seriously screwed.
By the way the prices on oil would come down much sooner than it would take to get it out of the ground, if speculators know more oil is coming markets will drop. It does not matter where the oil is sold, it is a world market, put more oil on a world market and prices are affected everywhere. Obama is an idiot.
I love the answer that if speculators know we will drill that the price of oil will come down. Now I think that is true, it just supports the democratic bill that was blocked by republicans to regulate the speculators. If actions that will have no effect on oil for the next 10 years affect the price of a barrel of oil now, something is wacky and wrong. And just demonstrates that oil prices are not reflecting supply and demand, even analysts suggest that with ANWR and the continental shelf online the increased supply may lower gas prices 3 cents.
We really don't need to drill, we need to regulate speculation. Yes making sure your tires are not over or under deflated will save you some money today. Also driving 55mph will save you money too. We need a real solution a long term one that increases our use of alternate fuels, use of hybrid and fuel cell technology, etc. This problem does not have a short term solution.
How about McCains gas tax holiday? That is like taking an aspirin for a brain tumor.
Inflating your tires would save you more NOW than drilling! it will take YEARS to get a drop of oil from drilling and even then the oil companies will sell it OUTSIDE OF THE U.S., just like they do NOW. You would be better off inflating your tires and saving NOW.
He also said to tune your car up. Does that count as 2 ideas for energy independence?
Why did McCaincient flip-flop on oil drilling?
Yin: Lets talk when McCain can stick to ONE plan.
No, but this sounds like good idea.
O-Bammy is the smartestest man alive
HA HA HA
That's laughable...Can we all just forget about drilling for oil and inflate our tires instead?
We have to face the fact that oil will never be cheap again. Demand is too great. As for drilling offshore in the US, oil companies will own the rights to that oil. It may produce more oil for consumption, but it will take years to build the oilrigs and tow them to the sites to begin drilling. But the bottom line is that OIL COMPANIES are not going to sell the oil drilled off our coasts cheaper to Americans. The Saudi's lease several oilrigs in the Gulf of Mexico but oil is still going up.
The price has gone down over the past week or so, but there were several factors that caused that. Al Gore urged the US to convert all electrical energy to ';green'; energy and T. Boone Pickens, an oil man, agreed with him (and said that American's are fuding both sides of the Iraq War by continuing to buy oil from the Middle East). T. Boone Pickens announced his plan for developing wind energy. The state of Texas approved a massive wind energy project. And Congress began investigating oil speculators. These things helped, but we have to get it thru our heads that gas will never be cheap again. We need to find alternatives. NOW.
What is really scary is he was serious. It is okay for Cuba and China to drill off our coasts but Obama will not allow America to do the same, then he comes up with this silly crap. If somehow he gets elected we are seriously screwed.
By the way the prices on oil would come down much sooner than it would take to get it out of the ground, if speculators know more oil is coming markets will drop. It does not matter where the oil is sold, it is a world market, put more oil on a world market and prices are affected everywhere. Obama is an idiot.
I love the answer that if speculators know we will drill that the price of oil will come down. Now I think that is true, it just supports the democratic bill that was blocked by republicans to regulate the speculators. If actions that will have no effect on oil for the next 10 years affect the price of a barrel of oil now, something is wacky and wrong. And just demonstrates that oil prices are not reflecting supply and demand, even analysts suggest that with ANWR and the continental shelf online the increased supply may lower gas prices 3 cents.
We really don't need to drill, we need to regulate speculation. Yes making sure your tires are not over or under deflated will save you some money today. Also driving 55mph will save you money too. We need a real solution a long term one that increases our use of alternate fuels, use of hybrid and fuel cell technology, etc. This problem does not have a short term solution.
How about McCains gas tax holiday? That is like taking an aspirin for a brain tumor.
Inflating your tires would save you more NOW than drilling! it will take YEARS to get a drop of oil from drilling and even then the oil companies will sell it OUTSIDE OF THE U.S., just like they do NOW. You would be better off inflating your tires and saving NOW.
He also said to tune your car up. Does that count as 2 ideas for energy independence?
Why did McCaincient flip-flop on oil drilling?
Yin: Lets talk when McCain can stick to ONE plan.
No, but this sounds like good idea.
O-Bammy is the smartestest man alive
Should the United States Congress allow drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
Yes.
Environmentalists have expressed concern in the past that such an action would disrupt the ecosystem up there. There is little or no basis for that assumption.
Environmentalists have expressed concern in the past that such an action would disrupt the ecosystem up there. There is little or no basis for that assumption.
Will Prez Obama allow more oil drilling in USA waters? I heard prices will be 250 dollars a barrel soon?
because of the devaluation of the dollar due to all the government spending, the price of Oil will be skyrocketing soonWill Prez Obama allow more oil drilling in USA waters? I heard prices will be 250 dollars a barrel soon?
oh great..
the last time gas prices went up,,so did everything else.
the trucking companies started charging more to stores,
and in return the stores up there prices to make up the demand to pay the trucking companies,,
same with the air lines..
its all a trickle down effect,,,if the economy was bad before watch out now...Will Prez Obama allow more oil drilling in USA waters? I heard prices will be 250 dollars a barrel soon?
To drill for oil you need quality tools.
mopar Mike is the only tool strong enough to get this done, but he's too busy posting here.
No, but his Cap 'n Trade scheme will assure American that you will pay about $10 a gallon for gasoline in the near future.
oh great..
the last time gas prices went up,,so did everything else.
the trucking companies started charging more to stores,
and in return the stores up there prices to make up the demand to pay the trucking companies,,
same with the air lines..
its all a trickle down effect,,,if the economy was bad before watch out now...Will Prez Obama allow more oil drilling in USA waters? I heard prices will be 250 dollars a barrel soon?
To drill for oil you need quality tools.
mopar Mike is the only tool strong enough to get this done, but he's too busy posting here.
No, but his Cap 'n Trade scheme will assure American that you will pay about $10 a gallon for gasoline in the near future.
Is McCain contradicting himself when he promotes drilling for more oil AND curbing global warming?
He is, So much so til I think he is starting to break dance instead of flip flopping.Is McCain contradicting himself when he promotes drilling for more oil AND curbing global warming?
McCain is a very clever man, surrounded by very clever people.
A carriage pulled by two horses covers a greater amount of road, and Mr McCain knows he needs to think along these lines in order to maintain grivatas in his thinking.
Only a fool would not continue drilling for oil, and only a fool would not put some thought into the effects of global warming.
One is a finite source, whilst the other, with the right governance, will eventually right itself.
I do not have a vote in this election, but if I did, I know he would be the man to see things through to their successful conclusion.
He does not flip, nor does he flop, he steers a straight road, and a trustworthy one!
You should be ashamed to use such words.Is McCain contradicting himself when he promotes drilling for more oil AND curbing global warming?
The switch to alternative energy will not happen overnight. The entire energy infrastructure of this country has to change and when you consider that our country is just as big if not bigger than the whole continent of Europe, that is quite an undertaking. We may not be using oil at the rate we are now, but we will still be using oil 20 - 30 years from now. That is just a fact of life, regardless of whither you wish to admit that to yourself or not and because that is true, it is important that we not be dependent of foreign suppliers of oil if we wish to be independent of their influence.
Besides, McCain's position on drilling in ANWAR is irrelevant. If he gets elected, his job as the president will be to serve the will of the people and right now the majority of people want drilling. I am glad that McCain at least has enough common sense to realize that and listen to the will of the people. Personally, I don't think that either McCain or Obama are qualified to lead this country. We are going to lose either way. It's just that with McCain, we will lose alittle less.
Drilling for more oil will have very little to no environmental impact. There hasn't been an oil spill off our shores in years although i heard some lib saying on a news show this morning that millions were spilled during Katrina. How can someone tell that kind of ball faced lie on national TV is beyond me. I have friends that work on rigs in the gulf and they said there was very little damage. Katrina didn't destroy New Orleans because of winds anyway. It was the flooding....If there really is a such thing as global warming it is certainly nature. And that just something we can do little about....
Republicans are always contradicting themselves, and McCain is no exception. They keep telling us they want to get the government off our backs, but what they really want is to get the government out of the way of corporate abuses, because they're the ones who gave us the asinine 55-mile-an-hour speed limit and the wage freeze (euphemistically known as the ';wage-price freeze';). There are a lot of stupid people in this country, though, because they keep falling for this bulls**t over and over again.
Well not exactly, although ultimately those two issues are intertwined, on the one hand he is attempting to affect the short term price of oil on the other the long term effects of using that oil.
That said, they are contradictory goals typical of the Republican party over the last decade. For instance, Bush claims to defend our liberties, but in order to do that he must first take them away...
Of course not... we dump enough pollutants into the atmosphere and eventually the ice caps will melt. This sudden influx of fresh water will upset the warm water streams that keep the Earth so nice... and bring on a second ice age. This will come after a swarm of disease and pestilence has wiped clean much of mankind. So you see he will make it cheaper to drive and save us from Global warming and our out of control population growth.
No he isn't.Think realistically.Drill for oil short term,lower gas prices,right?Meanwhile do the search for alternative energy starting with nuclear power(McCain wants 40 more plants by 2030) and slowly go 100% emission free.It's a good plan.
He's been doing far more flip flops than just that. Compare his 2000 campaign to his 2008 campaign. He's trying to please the right by promoting drilling for more oil. He's also trying to win over some of the left by saying he's against global warming.
Global warming is just a myth similar to the DDT scare, population explosion and ozone hole.
McCain is just reacting to the current popular view.
Not necessarily. He's probably counting on technology to create cleaner burning of fossil fuels or new carbon sequestration methods.
No, because GW is not man-made ...liquid eyeshadow
McCain is a very clever man, surrounded by very clever people.
A carriage pulled by two horses covers a greater amount of road, and Mr McCain knows he needs to think along these lines in order to maintain grivatas in his thinking.
Only a fool would not continue drilling for oil, and only a fool would not put some thought into the effects of global warming.
One is a finite source, whilst the other, with the right governance, will eventually right itself.
I do not have a vote in this election, but if I did, I know he would be the man to see things through to their successful conclusion.
He does not flip, nor does he flop, he steers a straight road, and a trustworthy one!
You should be ashamed to use such words.Is McCain contradicting himself when he promotes drilling for more oil AND curbing global warming?
The switch to alternative energy will not happen overnight. The entire energy infrastructure of this country has to change and when you consider that our country is just as big if not bigger than the whole continent of Europe, that is quite an undertaking. We may not be using oil at the rate we are now, but we will still be using oil 20 - 30 years from now. That is just a fact of life, regardless of whither you wish to admit that to yourself or not and because that is true, it is important that we not be dependent of foreign suppliers of oil if we wish to be independent of their influence.
Besides, McCain's position on drilling in ANWAR is irrelevant. If he gets elected, his job as the president will be to serve the will of the people and right now the majority of people want drilling. I am glad that McCain at least has enough common sense to realize that and listen to the will of the people. Personally, I don't think that either McCain or Obama are qualified to lead this country. We are going to lose either way. It's just that with McCain, we will lose alittle less.
Drilling for more oil will have very little to no environmental impact. There hasn't been an oil spill off our shores in years although i heard some lib saying on a news show this morning that millions were spilled during Katrina. How can someone tell that kind of ball faced lie on national TV is beyond me. I have friends that work on rigs in the gulf and they said there was very little damage. Katrina didn't destroy New Orleans because of winds anyway. It was the flooding....If there really is a such thing as global warming it is certainly nature. And that just something we can do little about....
Republicans are always contradicting themselves, and McCain is no exception. They keep telling us they want to get the government off our backs, but what they really want is to get the government out of the way of corporate abuses, because they're the ones who gave us the asinine 55-mile-an-hour speed limit and the wage freeze (euphemistically known as the ';wage-price freeze';). There are a lot of stupid people in this country, though, because they keep falling for this bulls**t over and over again.
Well not exactly, although ultimately those two issues are intertwined, on the one hand he is attempting to affect the short term price of oil on the other the long term effects of using that oil.
That said, they are contradictory goals typical of the Republican party over the last decade. For instance, Bush claims to defend our liberties, but in order to do that he must first take them away...
Of course not... we dump enough pollutants into the atmosphere and eventually the ice caps will melt. This sudden influx of fresh water will upset the warm water streams that keep the Earth so nice... and bring on a second ice age. This will come after a swarm of disease and pestilence has wiped clean much of mankind. So you see he will make it cheaper to drive and save us from Global warming and our out of control population growth.
No he isn't.Think realistically.Drill for oil short term,lower gas prices,right?Meanwhile do the search for alternative energy starting with nuclear power(McCain wants 40 more plants by 2030) and slowly go 100% emission free.It's a good plan.
He's been doing far more flip flops than just that. Compare his 2000 campaign to his 2008 campaign. He's trying to please the right by promoting drilling for more oil. He's also trying to win over some of the left by saying he's against global warming.
Global warming is just a myth similar to the DDT scare, population explosion and ozone hole.
McCain is just reacting to the current popular view.
Not necessarily. He's probably counting on technology to create cleaner burning of fossil fuels or new carbon sequestration methods.
No, because GW is not man-made ...
Will the democrats blocking us drilling for our own oil cost them?
the house, the senate, and the presidency in this coming election?Will the democrats blocking us drilling for our own oil cost them?
LOL The states are blocking it also. States are ready to file lawsuits.Will the democrats blocking us drilling for our own oil cost them?
Offshore drilling was prohibited during the Bush I presidency. It will only cost democrats if the electorate is uninformed. Lifting offshore drilling restrictions offers limited benefits and no immediate benefit.
It will take five to ten years for any oil to be produced from new offshore drilling. Offshore drilling is estimated to produce a maximum of two years of the oil we consumer in the US. The oil from offshore shore drilling is estimated to have a minimal effect of the cost of oil. There is significant unexplored offshore drilling potential where drilling is already authorized. Any benefits from offshore drilling are temporary.
The benefits from investment is green technology, alternative energy and increased fuel efficiency standards are more immediate and permanent and offers more jobs and greater energy independence. These investments combined with a tax on polluters which Obama proposes will also help protect our environment for the future.
Schwarzenegger, the Republican governor of California says he doesn't want drilling off the coast.
Jeb Bush, when he was governor of Florida, asked his brother not to allow drilling off their coast.
The Republican governor of Alaska doesn't want drilling in ANWR. So for six years of Republican rule in Congress and the White House, nothing was done to sell the leases to any oil company. Nor did they grant any oil companies the right to build refineries. While we are at it, during the last thirty years, only twelve of which had Democratic presidents, no refineries were built.
The US doesn't drill for oil, it only sells leases, and the oil companies aren't owned or operated solely by Americans, so they don't care what our price is, a price which is high more due to the weak dollar than supply and demand.
So ';we'; do not drill ';our own'; oil, it will not bring down prices, nor is it Democrats who are in some weird world responsible for an energy policy forty years old.
The more you inject finger pointing and party politics into this mix, the less you can come up with a solution.
No one believes the Republicans anymore, and the US, thanks to the web is a lot smarter now than it used to be.
Its harder to tell us that its the fault of a party who has only been in power with a one vote majority, outside of course of the thirty percent who still love BUsh no matter if hes wrecked the country or not.
They are not going to blame Democrats in the next election at all.
Only if people are dumb enough to believe it. Fortunately, I don't think they are.
EDIT: Unbelievable... I don't know if the Radical Republicans are sadly uninformed, or happy to lie through their teeth to get ';one of their own'; in the white house. Either way, it re-inforces why they are unworthy to govern..
No - The oil companies have over 68 million acres of offshore space they don't drill now. There's a 16 year wait on offshore oil rigs and it will take years from then before we'll see the actual oil. Let alone the over all market price won't go down but pennies per barrel.
Ask George Bush Sr. and his brother Jeb. It was George Bush Sr. that signed the act prohibiting additional off shore drilling and Jeb who has fought to keep it from happening in Florida.
No, because we as the American people will not act to get rid of the deadbeats in DC.
Why the thumbs down? We can put elected officials in place that will do the will of the people if we will get off our butts and vote out the people that vote against what we as Americans want. We sit and whine, but will do nothing to eliminate what we preceive as the problem.
I sure hope we get all REPUBLICAN get rid of the Democrats, RID OF Pelosi! Every since Pelosi and majority Democrat Congress came into office the ECONOMY has been FALLING APART! 2 Congress members Democrats now being Investigated for Mortgage Scams! If course PELOSI is not doing a dang thing about it! Its amazing, they expect us to pay ridiculous fees, while they get SWEETHEART VIP Deals!
our own oil but run by blood sucker oil companies and bush family,if any body is stupid enough to think oil companies and bush family worry about if we can afford gas or not even what will happen to our environment , then go for it , don't forget since there is enough oil in markets and enough in reserve , these oil prices are fake, just take a look at oil companies profits,
The drilling you are speaking of would take five to ten years to produce oil and relieve our oil supply crisis. Obama wants to explore alternative sources of energy so that we can put out dependence on oil behind us for all time. Which of these do you think is a better idea?
So you believed in Terrornomics, now you want to believe in blamegaimenomics.
Bush had 8 years to resolve the issue he created. Gas was $1.45 per gallon when he took office.
Instead of focusing on the Dems, tell me why the Repubs didn't pass that bill in the 6 years they had control. This is not a problem that cropped up in the last year and a half.
I believe that it will.
When the average American who works 40+ hours a week has to decide whether to buy fuel to go to work, food, or pay the electric bill, yes, it will cost them.
Do you live in Alaska? Probably not.
It's the same thing as destroy any other nature perserve. Drilling in Alaska will adversely effect the environment.
You're probably someone who thinks global warming doesn't exist.
No will educate the ignorant. i hope people aren't naive enough to put all their faith in the oil companies. By the way drilling won't produce any oil for at least ten years. What are we going to do meanwhile?
why are we putting so many government restrictions on this? let the free market decide.
if there's property issues, then government can intervene. In the mean time, we should drill here, and combat inflation by cutting government.
I hope so!!! Cause it seems they want the world to go to hell in a hand basket! It would far more cheaper for us to do that.... I just don't understand why people cant see that!
yes it will, it is their fault that we getting screwedd right now !!!!!!!!!!
I know a poll was taken and the majority of American's want us to drill here, so yes.
The Dems have gotten us into this mess, and I wouldn't worry about that in November, Barry Soetoro will never be president.
McCain 2008!!!
I certainly hope so, but people are dense so who knows.
LOL The states are blocking it also. States are ready to file lawsuits.Will the democrats blocking us drilling for our own oil cost them?
Offshore drilling was prohibited during the Bush I presidency. It will only cost democrats if the electorate is uninformed. Lifting offshore drilling restrictions offers limited benefits and no immediate benefit.
It will take five to ten years for any oil to be produced from new offshore drilling. Offshore drilling is estimated to produce a maximum of two years of the oil we consumer in the US. The oil from offshore shore drilling is estimated to have a minimal effect of the cost of oil. There is significant unexplored offshore drilling potential where drilling is already authorized. Any benefits from offshore drilling are temporary.
The benefits from investment is green technology, alternative energy and increased fuel efficiency standards are more immediate and permanent and offers more jobs and greater energy independence. These investments combined with a tax on polluters which Obama proposes will also help protect our environment for the future.
Schwarzenegger, the Republican governor of California says he doesn't want drilling off the coast.
Jeb Bush, when he was governor of Florida, asked his brother not to allow drilling off their coast.
The Republican governor of Alaska doesn't want drilling in ANWR. So for six years of Republican rule in Congress and the White House, nothing was done to sell the leases to any oil company. Nor did they grant any oil companies the right to build refineries. While we are at it, during the last thirty years, only twelve of which had Democratic presidents, no refineries were built.
The US doesn't drill for oil, it only sells leases, and the oil companies aren't owned or operated solely by Americans, so they don't care what our price is, a price which is high more due to the weak dollar than supply and demand.
So ';we'; do not drill ';our own'; oil, it will not bring down prices, nor is it Democrats who are in some weird world responsible for an energy policy forty years old.
The more you inject finger pointing and party politics into this mix, the less you can come up with a solution.
No one believes the Republicans anymore, and the US, thanks to the web is a lot smarter now than it used to be.
Its harder to tell us that its the fault of a party who has only been in power with a one vote majority, outside of course of the thirty percent who still love BUsh no matter if hes wrecked the country or not.
They are not going to blame Democrats in the next election at all.
Only if people are dumb enough to believe it. Fortunately, I don't think they are.
EDIT: Unbelievable... I don't know if the Radical Republicans are sadly uninformed, or happy to lie through their teeth to get ';one of their own'; in the white house. Either way, it re-inforces why they are unworthy to govern..
No - The oil companies have over 68 million acres of offshore space they don't drill now. There's a 16 year wait on offshore oil rigs and it will take years from then before we'll see the actual oil. Let alone the over all market price won't go down but pennies per barrel.
Ask George Bush Sr. and his brother Jeb. It was George Bush Sr. that signed the act prohibiting additional off shore drilling and Jeb who has fought to keep it from happening in Florida.
No, because we as the American people will not act to get rid of the deadbeats in DC.
Why the thumbs down? We can put elected officials in place that will do the will of the people if we will get off our butts and vote out the people that vote against what we as Americans want. We sit and whine, but will do nothing to eliminate what we preceive as the problem.
I sure hope we get all REPUBLICAN get rid of the Democrats, RID OF Pelosi! Every since Pelosi and majority Democrat Congress came into office the ECONOMY has been FALLING APART! 2 Congress members Democrats now being Investigated for Mortgage Scams! If course PELOSI is not doing a dang thing about it! Its amazing, they expect us to pay ridiculous fees, while they get SWEETHEART VIP Deals!
our own oil but run by blood sucker oil companies and bush family,if any body is stupid enough to think oil companies and bush family worry about if we can afford gas or not even what will happen to our environment , then go for it , don't forget since there is enough oil in markets and enough in reserve , these oil prices are fake, just take a look at oil companies profits,
The drilling you are speaking of would take five to ten years to produce oil and relieve our oil supply crisis. Obama wants to explore alternative sources of energy so that we can put out dependence on oil behind us for all time. Which of these do you think is a better idea?
So you believed in Terrornomics, now you want to believe in blamegaimenomics.
Bush had 8 years to resolve the issue he created. Gas was $1.45 per gallon when he took office.
Instead of focusing on the Dems, tell me why the Repubs didn't pass that bill in the 6 years they had control. This is not a problem that cropped up in the last year and a half.
I believe that it will.
When the average American who works 40+ hours a week has to decide whether to buy fuel to go to work, food, or pay the electric bill, yes, it will cost them.
Do you live in Alaska? Probably not.
It's the same thing as destroy any other nature perserve. Drilling in Alaska will adversely effect the environment.
You're probably someone who thinks global warming doesn't exist.
No will educate the ignorant. i hope people aren't naive enough to put all their faith in the oil companies. By the way drilling won't produce any oil for at least ten years. What are we going to do meanwhile?
why are we putting so many government restrictions on this? let the free market decide.
if there's property issues, then government can intervene. In the mean time, we should drill here, and combat inflation by cutting government.
I hope so!!! Cause it seems they want the world to go to hell in a hand basket! It would far more cheaper for us to do that.... I just don't understand why people cant see that!
yes it will, it is their fault that we getting screwedd right now !!!!!!!!!!
I know a poll was taken and the majority of American's want us to drill here, so yes.
The Dems have gotten us into this mess, and I wouldn't worry about that in November, Barry Soetoro will never be president.
McCain 2008!!!
I certainly hope so, but people are dense so who knows.
Should we start drilling our own oil?
Brooke, The Mayor of Alaska has been asking the Federal Government to allow us to built refineries that convert coal into gasoline. Why? Because we have three times as much coal in Alaska as Saudi Arabia has oil.
People are crying about polar bears dying off but that is a lie. In 1964 there were 2000 polar bears. In 2007 there were 25,000 plus.
We have oil. We have Coal. We still need to find cleaner fuel. but do we really need to pay so much for things that we don't need to? Comn people write your Congress we can make the difference.Should we start drilling our own oil?
Actually, we should have been drilling in the gulf and up in Anwar for many years already, except these politicians keep being bought off by the enviromental wackos, that only give a crap about their own selfish agenda regardless of the drain put on the American economy.
We have refused to allow drilling in the gulf, in international waters for years, and now China is drilling where we wouldn't.
Just what kind of sense does that make?
They are also negotiaing oil leases not two hundred miles from Anwar with Canada, so we are getting screwed by our own government, again.
To: Keonaona:
Alaska has a ';mayor'; ? or just a typo?Should we start drilling our own oil?
There is no ';we'; who would be drilling the oil - it's not like it would belong to the United States. Only in countries with state-run petroleum industries (like Venezuela or Saudi Arabia) does the government control the oil. Private companies would drill for the oil and sell it on the global market; so long as the price is demand-driven, more supply has only a marginal effect on price.
I have no problem with drilling for oil but they did a study on CNN and calculated oil drilled in the Anwar would take 10 years to get to the market and there isn't enough there to significantly alter anything.
However drilling offshore seems reasonable.I have a feeling we just don't have a lot of oil.
But sure why not.I think there is sufficient technology to make it safe.
So I'll say yes but that's just a delaying tactic.We have to work hard at alternative energy sources and quit being afraid of nuclear power.
Oil is not an endless resource . . . we should put more energy into developing alternate fuels and energy sources . . . solar, nuclear whatever . . . at some point the world economys will start fighting wars over oil . . .
There should be a national program to develop different fuels that are clean and aren't harmful to the environment.
Ya think?
Let's analogize - if ANWR is Gillette Stadium, the part of it that they'd drill on is the size of a postage stamp.
Now let's be clear, the weak dollar, which results from Bush's spending, is the main reason for the spike in oil prices.
But drilling our own oil wouldn't hurt.
Yes.
Congress should stop being in the environmental lobbyist pockets and start looking after the American people, the ones who voted for them and appointed them to look after our best interests.
It's past time to hold them accountable for their actions and inaction.
There's NO SUCH thing as American oil... it's companies that are drilling on your soil -- profits aren't going to YOU and there's NO nationalism as in Arabia vs. USA.. etc. etc. -- it's all a 'Shell' game. When I was a kid, there were cars that got 70mph and 53mph with EASE -- and I'm telling you, no one even TALKS ABOUT THESE Japanese etc. cars anymore like the Datsun B210 and many others... in the 70s that launched the Japanese auto industry -- which by the way is part OWNED by USA companies, which is why they lowered the gas performance... live and learn.
We HAVE been drilling our own oil -- from Wyoming, to Texas and from the Gulf to Alaska... one of the big issues with Big Oil right now, is that they're ARTIFICIALLY raising the Cost because they're FORCING people to re-think what they want.. as a solution... (just drill more).
It's so simple, and yet so mindless. That the very same people that are bigger than the Mideast, than Nations from USA and China and GB (overbearing multinational oil companies that are super-powerful) -- are simply TAKING BLOOD FOR ONE LAST HUGE SUMMER OF RECORD PROFITS and using Puppet Bush and Puppet Cheney (notice he's been in hiding again, that means he's doing plenty of things, behind the scenes!)... and they're playing the media/conservatives against each other and against the Liberal Ecologists.. (as if there was NO good reason why NOT to drill from the 1960s and 70s, remember the Gas Crisis?!?) but right now, right before they can really rip off the country/world before Bush leaves (he cares less about his legacy, anyways then he does about making money from Big Oil AFTER he's finished in office).
NO. We drill a lot of oil already -- there's 3,000 rigs in the Gulf alone, not counting on land and off shore off California etc etc etc... this is BS.
We should have an ENERGY POLICY and realize that it's BOTH the GOP and the DEMS that don't want new Nuclear power, etc. solar etc. because they are BOUGHT ALREADY by the multinational BIG OIL LOBBY.
Yes. We need to make attempts to obtain our own resources if possible. While we will still be somewhat dependent on other countries, it's definitely a good idea to lower that level of dependence.
Yes and build new nuclear power plants we should of started seeking alternative energy 15 yrs ago wind power, ocean current turbines making electricity
President Clinton should have started this 10 years ago. We would not be in this big of a mess if he had. Dilling for windfall taxes in oil companies is a fail fail solution
Ask Congress, they are the ones who won't let us do it. Catering to the environmentalist
Vote them all out of office, teach them a lesson
Yes unless we want to continue to be at the mercy of the Middle East who hates us.
there are small oil rigs u can have in your yard if u live in the country....one guy pumps 300 gallons of oil a day with his pump
yes so we wont have to mooch off of others
I think so but I really don't think it would matter. The oil companies create shortages at their will.
Or find out some other way to bring the cost down.
democrats '08
People are crying about polar bears dying off but that is a lie. In 1964 there were 2000 polar bears. In 2007 there were 25,000 plus.
We have oil. We have Coal. We still need to find cleaner fuel. but do we really need to pay so much for things that we don't need to? Comn people write your Congress we can make the difference.Should we start drilling our own oil?
Actually, we should have been drilling in the gulf and up in Anwar for many years already, except these politicians keep being bought off by the enviromental wackos, that only give a crap about their own selfish agenda regardless of the drain put on the American economy.
We have refused to allow drilling in the gulf, in international waters for years, and now China is drilling where we wouldn't.
Just what kind of sense does that make?
They are also negotiaing oil leases not two hundred miles from Anwar with Canada, so we are getting screwed by our own government, again.
To: Keonaona:
Alaska has a ';mayor'; ? or just a typo?Should we start drilling our own oil?
There is no ';we'; who would be drilling the oil - it's not like it would belong to the United States. Only in countries with state-run petroleum industries (like Venezuela or Saudi Arabia) does the government control the oil. Private companies would drill for the oil and sell it on the global market; so long as the price is demand-driven, more supply has only a marginal effect on price.
I have no problem with drilling for oil but they did a study on CNN and calculated oil drilled in the Anwar would take 10 years to get to the market and there isn't enough there to significantly alter anything.
However drilling offshore seems reasonable.I have a feeling we just don't have a lot of oil.
But sure why not.I think there is sufficient technology to make it safe.
So I'll say yes but that's just a delaying tactic.We have to work hard at alternative energy sources and quit being afraid of nuclear power.
Oil is not an endless resource . . . we should put more energy into developing alternate fuels and energy sources . . . solar, nuclear whatever . . . at some point the world economys will start fighting wars over oil . . .
There should be a national program to develop different fuels that are clean and aren't harmful to the environment.
Ya think?
Let's analogize - if ANWR is Gillette Stadium, the part of it that they'd drill on is the size of a postage stamp.
Now let's be clear, the weak dollar, which results from Bush's spending, is the main reason for the spike in oil prices.
But drilling our own oil wouldn't hurt.
Yes.
Congress should stop being in the environmental lobbyist pockets and start looking after the American people, the ones who voted for them and appointed them to look after our best interests.
It's past time to hold them accountable for their actions and inaction.
There's NO SUCH thing as American oil... it's companies that are drilling on your soil -- profits aren't going to YOU and there's NO nationalism as in Arabia vs. USA.. etc. etc. -- it's all a 'Shell' game. When I was a kid, there were cars that got 70mph and 53mph with EASE -- and I'm telling you, no one even TALKS ABOUT THESE Japanese etc. cars anymore like the Datsun B210 and many others... in the 70s that launched the Japanese auto industry -- which by the way is part OWNED by USA companies, which is why they lowered the gas performance... live and learn.
We HAVE been drilling our own oil -- from Wyoming, to Texas and from the Gulf to Alaska... one of the big issues with Big Oil right now, is that they're ARTIFICIALLY raising the Cost because they're FORCING people to re-think what they want.. as a solution... (just drill more).
It's so simple, and yet so mindless. That the very same people that are bigger than the Mideast, than Nations from USA and China and GB (overbearing multinational oil companies that are super-powerful) -- are simply TAKING BLOOD FOR ONE LAST HUGE SUMMER OF RECORD PROFITS and using Puppet Bush and Puppet Cheney (notice he's been in hiding again, that means he's doing plenty of things, behind the scenes!)... and they're playing the media/conservatives against each other and against the Liberal Ecologists.. (as if there was NO good reason why NOT to drill from the 1960s and 70s, remember the Gas Crisis?!?) but right now, right before they can really rip off the country/world before Bush leaves (he cares less about his legacy, anyways then he does about making money from Big Oil AFTER he's finished in office).
NO. We drill a lot of oil already -- there's 3,000 rigs in the Gulf alone, not counting on land and off shore off California etc etc etc... this is BS.
We should have an ENERGY POLICY and realize that it's BOTH the GOP and the DEMS that don't want new Nuclear power, etc. solar etc. because they are BOUGHT ALREADY by the multinational BIG OIL LOBBY.
Yes. We need to make attempts to obtain our own resources if possible. While we will still be somewhat dependent on other countries, it's definitely a good idea to lower that level of dependence.
Yes and build new nuclear power plants we should of started seeking alternative energy 15 yrs ago wind power, ocean current turbines making electricity
President Clinton should have started this 10 years ago. We would not be in this big of a mess if he had. Dilling for windfall taxes in oil companies is a fail fail solution
Ask Congress, they are the ones who won't let us do it. Catering to the environmentalist
Vote them all out of office, teach them a lesson
Yes unless we want to continue to be at the mercy of the Middle East who hates us.
there are small oil rigs u can have in your yard if u live in the country....one guy pumps 300 gallons of oil a day with his pump
yes so we wont have to mooch off of others
I think so but I really don't think it would matter. The oil companies create shortages at their will.
Or find out some other way to bring the cost down.
democrats '08
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