Comments on: Flip-Flop On OCS Drilling? Who Cares?

By: T.A Gray

T.A Gray — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:03:16 +0000

One more thing we need to recognize, and our politicians meed to think about, crude oil now being an international commodity.

Crude is primarily moved from source to refineries by tankers. When the ship fills its holds and gets underway, whether its from Valdez or Abu Dabhe, its in international waters. Once underway, there’s only a few people who have a say in that ship’s next port of call, its owners or leasers (usually an oil company), whoever may end up owning its cargo enroute and ultimately, its Master; not Congress, not the US Government. Yeah sure, 99.9 per cent of the time it goes where it’s been scheduled. That is, as long as some self agrandizing agenda driven politicians arent screwing around with the marketing process, the producers, or the refiners.

By: Zen Man

Zen Man — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:36:08 +0000

It only makes sense to hedge our bets by exploring all options for energy — drilling off the coast, plus developing other energy sources. Of course, there’s no guarantee that new technologies will pan out, as the floods impacting ethanol prove, just as the possibility remains of a potential oil spill off the US coast. Still, sitting back and doing nothing but waiting for Obama’s muslim cousins to take control isn’t a reasonable option.

By: T.A Gray

T.A Gray — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:41:20 +0000

Yes we should get our heads out the sand and begin increasing domestic production, but lets keep our heads in the cockpit as well, if we think that is going to lower the cost of gasoline and diesel, we have another thing coming. The best we can hope for is a leveling off.

We also need to increase clean coal technology, solar, wind, and yes even (gasp) nuclear.

And by the way, all the flooding in the midwest that is detroying millions of acres of corn is not good news for the price of ethanol, which is a poisenous way to save gas anyway, but thats another debate I suppose.