Adam Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 If you gave your position even a half-second's real thought, you'd support drilling to get the country over that transition period. But then, by your own profession you're not concerned with pesky things like "details", so why would you give it a half-second's thought to begin with? I'm more for drilling to try to sell it to other countries that to use it domestically. If that doesn't work, then use it domestically....but the focus has to be eliminating our need for it, so we can stop supporting foreign governments. I don't see this country as having the willpower to get it done though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I'm more for drilling to try to sell it to other countries that to use it domestically. If that doesn't work, then use it domestically....but the focus has to be eliminating our need for it, so we can stop supporting foreign governments. I don't see this country as having the willpower to get it done though. The problem I have with that line of thought is that we don't actually need it - it's not like we're having shortages, or long lines at the pump, or nationwide rolling brown-outs. We want it, because we don't want to pay $3.00/gallon at the pump. And that's just a ridiculous reason for taking our last reserves of oil out of the ground. Keep them where they are, because as much as we may WANT them now, we may very well NEED them later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic_soulja Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I'm more for drilling to try to sell it to other countries that to use it domestically. If that doesn't work, then use it domestically....but the focus has to be eliminating our need for it, so we can stop supporting foreign governments. I don't see this country as having the willpower to get it done though. If we did we would...our oil is far more expensive than getting it elsewhere...makes a lot of sense...there goes the cost of shipping theory heheheheh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 If we did we would...our oil is far more expensive than getting it elsewhere...makes a lot of sense...there goes the cost of shipping theory heheheheh Oh really? Ok, I guess getting oil from the Canadian sands is cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Oh really? Ok, I guess getting oil from the Canadian sands is cheaper. Damn. I was waiting for him to tell us how we get most of our oil from the Middle East. Thanks for spoiling that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic_soulja Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Oh really? Ok, I guess getting oil from the Canadian sands is cheaper. We sell our domestic oil nearly 50% higher than what we buy it from the middle east or south america...hmmmm...what would you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFishfinder Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 If you gave your position even a half-second's real thought, you'd support drilling to get the country over that transition period. But then, by your own profession you're not concerned with pesky things like "details", so why would you give it a half-second's thought to begin with? You know..... Just about everyone is aware that oil reserves are finite and us earthlings ought to start ramping up on finding an oil alternative or two or three, PDQ. We are unlikely to come up with something like, "Here, just pump this in your gas tank, instead." There has to be workable way to get from "here" to "there." Kudos for your first sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic_soulja Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Ween off is bull...we could create jobs, a cleaner environment, and put our nation back into the forefront of the energy game again...drilling offshore to ween ourselves off oil is stupid...we can just ween off using the same oil we're using for the same price without the environmental backlash...give me a break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 We sell our domestic oil nearly 50% higher than what we buy it from the middle east or south america...hmmmm...what would you do? How exactly do you figure that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 How exactly do you figure that? First, you get the oil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic_soulja Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 How exactly do you figure that? Alright not THAT high lol...but it's like 87 here...and like 75 or so in Venezuela...83 in Kuwait....our oil is always more expensive...so what's the point?...why not just continue to buy what we are buying and work on real solutions instead of drilling all over the joint just to raise gas prices higher?...maybe I'm missing something...but just like any other American product, it becomes more expensive because the cost to do business here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 How exactly do you figure that? The evil bankers overcharge for it. Now let me tell you about my plan to by cheap oil and sell it below the market to people who can't afford it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WisconsinBillzFan Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 If you guys were gamblers what would you saw the odds that this is some environmental wackos monkeywrenching to sway public opinion against offshore drilling? I wouldn't be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 If you guys were gamblers what would you saw the odds that this is some environmental wackos monkeywrenching to sway public opinion against offshore drilling? I wouldn't be surprised. You know, you might just have something there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfan63 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 The evil bankers overcharge for it. Now let me tell you about my plan to by cheap oil and sell it below the market to people who can't afford it... Right after I tell of my plan to go to war with a Arab nation, give it a chance for democracy and then get repaid in spades by said Arab nation with oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WisconsinBillzFan Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 You know, you might just have something there. It's a longshot but it wouldn't surprise me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Another drilling rig overturns near Louisiana. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0043001864.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Another drilling rig overturns near Louisiana. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0043001864.html What a stupid !@#$ing headline. And story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 What a stupid !@#$ing headline. And story. What the hell is a "mobile inland drilling unit" and what happens when it overturns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 What the hell is a "mobile inland drilling unit" Probably a big truck for drilling test wells. and what happens when it overturns? They pick it up and drive it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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