ANWR Resource Estimates [10 billion barrels sitting under Wildlife Resort]

anwr.org ^ | 1st Quarter 2001

[Who is John Galt?]

This information is highly relevant, given rising oil prices. Leaving 10 billion barrels in the ground under the 'Arctic National Wildlife Resort' means we will be sending $700 billion or more overseas (adding to the trade deficit, and possibly aiding hostile nations & terrorists). You might want to ask your Congressman & Senators why they want to chop almost a trillion dollars out of our economy - in order to protect a wildlife project...

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[Chena]

Open ANWR! BTTT

[Who is John Galt?]

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[jec41]

10 billion barrels would take care of the US needs for one year. However it will be 10 years before the first barrel can be produced and 50 years to produce 10 billion from the field.

[1rudeboy]

I've never been to a Wildlife Resort, but it sounds like a whole lot of fun.

[rfreedom4u]

I know a guy who has a tap he uses for kegs. You think that would work in ANWR?

[Swanks]

You think the coward Rebublicans could come up with an ANWR campaign to hang $3.00 / gallon gas prices around the Rat's collective necks?

Not a chance. Afraid some talking head will fire back at them on Chris Matthew's show.

[MrLee]

What are we waiting for? Drill it!

[Unicorn]

BTTT

[K-oneTexas]

Wasn't there another recent post that said there was another find of some 10 billion barrels or more sitting somewhere under the Rockies in the continential United States? Or was I dreaming?

[Who is John Galt?]

10 billion barrels would take care of the US needs for one year. However it will be 10 years before the first barrel can be produced and 50 years to produce 10 billion from the field.

I didn't know the US was consuming over 27 million barrels per day. But assuming you were correct, what point(s) were you attempting to make?

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[Marine_Uncle]

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[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

I think I heard Rush mention that there was a huge deposit of oil shale in Colorado and Utah(?) earlier today. The GOP needs to quit beating around the bush and start beating the RATS over the head with their obstruction of any new drilling in the US.

[RHINO369]

Why does it take 10 years to start an oil well?

[smoothsailing]

Open ANWR and prices at the pump will drop overnite. The Pubs should push this hard right away.This is there issue.They should portray dems as hurting the "little guy" if they obstruct.

This is a campaign year and Dems might not be able to mount a filibuster if the R's frame the debate as helping consumers and strengthening national security by lowering dependence on foreign oil.If they even try to obstruct, paint them as weak on national defense.

It's an ideal issue, plus imagine how much fun it will be to see the dems whine and contort themselves.

[kittymyrib]

Will someone please post the names of the 21 Republicans in the House who killed the ANWAR drilling bill? I recall Sensenbrenner was one of them. Their names ought to be published far and wide as their constituents fill up at the pump for $3/gal. in this election year. And everyone in FLA should be on the necks of Martinez and Nelson for keeping our oil companies out of their coastal waters, thus giving them to Castro's Cuba. It is shameful to be represented by such clueless jerks.

[buck61]

What are we waiting for? drill it.

Could be we are waiting on the do nothing congress of the United States and, I sure don't have my hope up for that to happen.

The left would just as soon see America go to he** because George Bush is president.

I feel there will never be a coming together in America again,
I could never imagine the left could hold such hatred for a president in my life time, so sad.

[buck61]

I have a question.
If ANWR were open to American oil companies, would they still shaft the American people with high gas prices?

[KC Burke]

We have known of the oil shale desposits for decades. I the oil spike in the 70s they attempted to develope it and found the costs didn't pay until oil was very high. As I recall it was $60 per barrell in 78 prices. We may be getting high enough to dig it out and then smelt it down to crude, but it will take about three years to build the first plant to take the shale and make crude and a whopping big private investor.

Do you have a spare two billion laying around for a highly speculative venture that will pay zero if oil stays under $80?

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

It doesn't take 10 years for a single well, but to get a field like ANWR operating, pipe needs to be laid to connect with the rest of the Alaska pipeline and the entire field brought into production before you'll actually see oil moving down to Valdez. A crash project where the oil companies band together and get crews working day and night could cut some time off that estimate, but it would still be a few years before ANWR oil makes it into your gas tank.