Forget eels, this is worse: Exploration on Georges Bank OK'd - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Newboater · 08-15-2005, 08:03 AM

I've always wondered what with the oil crunch what is happening to the oil being taken in Alaska and other U.S. oil fields?

We always say we are dependent on that Arab oil, where does our domestic oil go?

Some time back I heard that oil from the Alaska Oil fields gets sold to Asian countries.

Must be nice to have American Oil sold elsewhere and we pay for mid-east oil instead.

Sarge

MakoMike · 08-15-2005, 08:13 AM

Eben,
We have thos tar balls on the south shore of LI as well, they come from ships not the oil rigs. Looks at what's happeneing with the cape wind farm proposal and the similar Long Isalnd proposal, the NIMBYs are winning. I would love more solar and wind power, but what does that have to do with just finding out how much oil we have in the ground?

beamie · 08-15-2005, 08:21 AM

Unfortunately any "extra" oil drilled here in the US will not have any effect on the price of a 42 gallon barrel. Allot of new oil well are being dug as we speak in the US. Allot of wells that were closed are being reopened in the US, Why? Not to reduce the price with US oil but because whoever owns the well can make allot more money at $65 a barrel than $30, cha ching........

Nebe · 08-15-2005, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MakoMike

Eben,
We have thos tar balls on the south shore of LI as well, they come from ships not the oil rigs. Looks at what's happeneing with the cape wind farm proposal and the similar Long Isalnd proposal, the NIMBYs are winning. I would love more solar and wind power, but what does that have to do with just finding out how much oil we have in the ground?

whats a NIMBY? the problem with finding out how much oil is under georges bank is simple... what if there is oil there???? they will trash the place..

we need to rid ourselves of oil all together.

MikeTLive · 08-15-2005, 10:31 AM

I would love to see the look on the folks against the windmills when the first stationary drilling rig goes in for "exploratory purposes"

They need a proctologist to do some exploratory drilling in their head!!

MakoMike · 08-15-2005, 11:59 AM

Eben,
NIMBY=not in my back yard. I don't disagree about getting completely away from oil, but its going to take a long time, hell we still burn coal! And during that long transition we need some sources that the Emeers don't control.

Raven · 08-15-2005, 09:52 PM

drilling technology was limmited to drilling straight down....

now however with flexible drill steel - you can have a rig on land

and you can do exploratory drilling in the ocean as the drill can now

go in a curve, which changes everything.

JohnR · 08-16-2005, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Raven

drilling technology was limmited to drilling straight down....

now however with flexible drill steel - you can have a rig on land

and you can do exploratory drilling in the ocean as the drill can now

go in a curve, which changes everything.

I don't think they would drill sideways 90 miles instead of down 2-5 ...

I would rather see emphasis placed on solar, wind (even if off Nantucket), and yes, in the words of our wordsmith President, Nucular Power.

But while we are on the crappy sides of energy engineering, why can't we get E85 Ethanol in New England? There are many Flex Fuel vehicles out now that will run that and where available, it is 1.85 per gallon