Offshore Oil Drilling To Get Another Look In Congress
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One step forward … Two steps back with these shit-heads …
When I was 13 I went down to the school nurse’s office with bad abdominal pain.
She poured me some Coca Cola Syrup … Which I drank … and threw up minutes later …
Two days later I was in emergency surgery having my appendix out as it was on the verge of rupturing …
These people have NO foresight. Ten years ago we were told it would take ten years to see the oil from ANWR, so why bother …
Ten years later, look where the hell we are!!!
I am so sick of people arguing time on this issue. THEY have been the ones to steal time from us. In over thirty years NO new refineries built in this country. Since 1981 NO new drilling. And yet, it is the fault of the oil companies? And now we’ll here it’ll take ten years … AGAIN! And in that time Cuba, China, and The Insane Republic Of Chavez will have pumped ten years worth out of the water areas we’re fretting over.
I have news for Congress … Even without the oil companies buying ad time on TV and radio the word about the core problem with oil/gas today IS getting out. “The People” are wising-up on this and starting to demand new supplies drilled for on our soil … Oh, and I don’t buy into the whole “It’ll take too long …” bullshit. The markets rock and roll on ’speculation’ … You say you’re gonna open drilling domestically … and watch the price of crude start rolling down …
As for the damn environmental groups … I think it’s high time we demanded their voices be taken down to a dull murmur with their influence on Congress and their interference in the workings of this country. THEY DO NOT REPRESENT US! THEY WERE NOT ELECTED! And their voices should NOT be louder than ours …
This land IS your land … This lnad IS my land … It’s NOT their land!
Drill Here and Drill NOW!
(FOX) WASHINGTON — With oil and gas prices reaching record highs and little relief in sight, Republican members of Congress are looking at a long-sought, but so far unsuccessful plan to open American shores up to more petroleum exploration.
Rep. John Peterson, R-Pa. is leading the charge Wednesday, when he’ll push for an amendment to a spending bill that would open up U.S. waters between 50 and 200 miles off shore for drilling. The first 50 miles off shore would be left alone.
“For 27 years, Congress has deliberately locked up vast offshore oil and natural gas reserves,” Peterson said, according to USA Today. “With the price at the pump increasing daily — with no end in sight — and the cost of natural gas trading at record levels, Congress needs to unlock these reserves.”
Most oil production and exploration has been banned since 1981.
According to Peterson’s office, the U.S. Minerals Management Service estimates that 86 billion barrels of oil and 420 trillion cubic feet of natural gas can be found along the U.S. outer continental shelf, the area affected by the ban.
Peterson is not alone in his desire to open up the shelf. An effort to unlock the resources has been underway in Congress in recent years, and several interest groups are backing the effort, too.
“Tapping America’s huge reserve of deep ocean energy helps us fight terrorism and increases our domestic energy supply, which will help put downward pressure on gasoline prices,” Greg Schnacke, President of Americans for American Energy, said in a news release, adding: “With Americans suffering at the gas pump and with higher energy bills, it’s a no-brainer that the OCS should be developed.”
But the proposal has faced staunch opposition from environmental groups from states where the shorelines are under consideration for drilling, like Florida.
Sierra Club lands program director Athan Manuel told a House committee Wednesday that drilling has been unsuccessful in driving costs down.
“The disappointing part about some of the energy policies being promoted (is) that it calls for more drilling when drilling really is the problem. And all we’ve got to show for pretty aggressive (domestic) drilling for the last 35 years is, again, $4 for a gallon of gas,” Manuel said, adding “since the first Arab oil shock in the 1970s, the U.S. has produced almost 90 billion barrels of oil since then, so we’ve tried drilling our way out of the problem and it just hasn’t worked.” (ME: BULLSHIT!!!)
Environment Florida spokeswoman Holly Binns told the Media General news group that offshore drilling has no immediate impact on prices.
“It would take anywhere from seven to 10 years to bring those resources to shore — to have any measurable impact on supply,” Binns said, advocating renewable energy sources.
Democrats are holding their own series of events on Capitol Hill Wednesday to focus attention on global warming and energy independence, but drilling is not on the agenda. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday ongoing calls for more drilling “is the Johnny One-Note of the Republican Party.”
Not surprisingly, the issue has spilled into the ream of presidential politics as well.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticized Democrats, including fellow Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., over recent comments Obama made regarding gas prices.
The comments that McConnell referred to were given during an interview with CNBC. Discussing rising gasoline prices, Obama said: “I think that I would have preferred a gradual adjustment. The fact that this is such a shock to American pocketbooks is not a good thing.
Obama also said that “if we take some steps right now to help people make the adjustment, first of all by putting more money into their pockets, but also by encouraging the market to adapt to these new circumstances more quickly, particularly U.S. automakers, then I think ultimately, we can come out of this stronger and have a more efficient energy policy than we do right now.
McConnell, honing in on Obama’s referral to “gradual” price increases, said Obama’s remarks are evidence that Obama believes “rising gas prices aren’t the problem. The problem, he suggested, is that they’ve gone up too fast. He said he would prefer a gradual adjustment.”
He continued: “Whether it’s shutting down domestic exploration in large areas both onshore and offshore, instituting a moratorium on oil shale development, increasing the gas tax, or refusing to pursue coal to liquids, Democrats long ago implemented a ‘gradual adjustment’ on gas prices that’s reflected today in the $4.05 Americans are paying for a gallon of gas.”
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Drill now, Drill today, bring down the price of fuel….
June 11th, 2008 at 8:18 amThe Dhimmis learned the lesson of 2004 when they tried to use the Carville/Clinton “It’s the economy stupid!” meme during a prosperous economy. They’ve been working hard since then to make a bad economy a fact, counting on their ability to blame it on Bush.
June 11th, 2008 at 8:25 amGuess it took $4 gas for the Repubs to get the nuts to push back? They need to be pushing MUCH harder.
Must we kill them all?
June 11th, 2008 at 8:27 amIt wouldn’t need to take 7 to ten years if we didn’t throw all kinds of environmental studies road blocks and legal wrangling in the way of these projects.
June 11th, 2008 at 8:35 amWhat NEEDS to be said in Congress …
“We must meet with these oil fields without preconditions …”
June 11th, 2008 at 8:50 amWhere do these enviro/SIerra CLub pukes come up with this crap. Drilling and increasing the supply of raw materials has INCREASED prices? Do they really think we are as stupid as they are?
I am so sick of the Dhimmi’s selling our prosperity and global standing down the river for the sake of the Polar Bear, Baby Seals and this so called global Warming (we are having the coolest summer I can remember right now). I am not against alternative energy, but what we need are real solutions both short term and long term that are going to keep our economy healthy and make us energy independent.
It is obvious the Dhimmi’s have absolutely zero clue about running this country and are just perpetual election campaigners and it is time for the Repub’s to stand the hell up, quit playing nice and start fighting like Marines and getting the word out to the people about some real solutions.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:01 amThe Gas Price Revolt will nail the Democrats if the idiot Repubs use it effectively…how do these idiots get elected and re-elected? Time for some serious pain!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:16 amThe fact is that 7 or even 10 years will be here within a blink of an eye. It’s already been 8 years since 9-11 and I can remember it as if it happened yesterday. Sierra Club can kiss my ass, START DRILLING NOW!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:20 amThe problem is not supply.
1.) Weak US Dollar exchange value
2.) Feds pumping too much liquidity that is financing the oil futures markets. (Just like mortage housing the last three years)This is what is also driving up Commodity and Food prices.
3.) Potential supply shock over a US/Israeli attack on Iran.(Pecuniary externatily for those of you who studied Economics
The 1979 price per barrel in 2007 dollars is $104. That was the peak then.
Price in 2007 dollars per barrell in Dec 2007 was $65 now its $138.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:44 amOur feckless Congress is really good at looking, evaluating, debating, stone walling, bickering, backstabbing, circle jerking, politicking, stealing, and gossip. Here’s my voice to them:
Get off your worthless asses and start drilling. We could begin in 90 days or less if we could simply remove the clowns calling themselves politicians out of the way.
Five years ago, my state built a bridge across a river after a major interstate collapsed in less than 90 days when the guns were pointed at the right heads.
Don’t give me that 7-10 year bullshit. The Gemini and Apollo programs didn’t take that long.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:42 amUPDATE: The dems in congress killed the republican plan for more drilling. Thanks bitches. Oh thats right, us fucking little people can ride bicycles while important congress men fly arouind in Gulfstream V’s to their important meetings where the discuss what is best for us.
Time to throw the democrats out of congress.
June 11th, 2008 at 11:09 amHow long do the shitheads think it will take windmills and solar panels to reduce the cost of gas? Since the technology is unproven and experimental it will take waaaay longer than increased drilling to have an effect.
June 11th, 2008 at 11:11 amWJC is correct in that those factors are definitely an issue.
I propose that the Fed INCREASE the Fed Fund Rate; thereby lending some support to the dollar (combats inflation). In addition; DRILL. The very fact that the GOV announces drilling will cause many speculators to stop driving the price of oil higher.
June 11th, 2008 at 11:31 am“We must meet with these oil fields without preconditions …”
lmao drill… 
June 11th, 2008 at 11:34 amThe biggest reason to examine offshore drilling: China and Cuba are doing it off our shores anyway! Let’s not be stupid people.
June 11th, 2008 at 11:49 amBTW
The green oil rig pic above …
Yeah … CUBAN!
June 11th, 2008 at 12:13 pm‘Bout time ding-wads.
June 11th, 2008 at 2:05 pmour economic picture is one of the best in the world.. gas in spain $8/gal.. canada $7/gal..france $12/gal..japan $7/gal.. we eat cheaper than most all other countries.. our unemployment is one of the lowest in the world.. bushs economic plan is doing just great…skip a meal and go for a drive…people in other countries don’t hate us like the MSM would have u believe… the people of other countries respect this county and know they can count on the good ol’ U.S.ofA. when they face any adversity be it natural or man……….. go john macain..
June 11th, 2008 at 2:28 pmAccording to U.S. Dept. of Energy, per Townhall magazine (June):
72% Crude oil cost
12% Taxes (State & Fed; higher in Calif)
8% Refining Process & Profits
8% Distribution & Marketing
So the whole dog & pony show the Dems are carrying on about the oil company profits is bogus! The government takes more than the oil companies, and they have not provided a service, they have not done the R&D, they have not taken the risk, they have not produced. All they have done is confiscate and that cost gets passed on to us. And the Dems grand solution? Tax the oil company some more! God, what asses
June 11th, 2008 at 5:49 pmI worked at a nuke plant that ended up costing something like $700M and took about 6 years to build in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s that was originally budgeted at (and *should* have cost about) $325M and only taken about 3-4 years. The overrun was principally due to “regulatory creep” and changes mandated by the then-AEC. The plant then operated for many years with only about 150 people on staff, but has ballooned to 600 - 700 in the past 20 years or so. It doesn’t make any more power and it’s really not any safer, but it sure costs more to run. The construction costs of many later nuclear plants ballooned to several billion dollars because of regulatory overkill and lawsuits, with many being canceled before they were finished. As a result we haven’t started construction of a new nuclear power plant since 1977.
June 11th, 2008 at 8:18 pm