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To: dirtboy; dragnet2

Dirtboy does not like it that I know that the oil pumped in this country is for the global market - not for this country’s oil independence as advertised. We take all the risk and mess and get no guarenteed benefit in return. Screw that global market “deal.” If we pump it from public land for the purpose of oil independence or the oil “shortage”, we should get it. Otherwise we suffer to feed the industry for all the industry the globalists shipped off to China.

He’s also have a hard time coming to grips with the fact that his beloved oil companies slimed the heck out of the Gulf of Mexico and that it is a big dang deal - losses and terrible.

Globalism, as it is currently constructed, benefits the elitists only. With oil it leaves a nasty deposit on the way out of the country to benefit some other economy - not our’s.


118 posted on 04/22/2012 11:50:46 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SaraJohnson
Dirtboy does not like it that I know that the oil pumped in this country is for the global market - not for this country’s oil independence as advertised. We take all the risk and mess and get no guarenteed benefit in return. Screw that global market “deal.” If we pump it from public land for the purpose of oil independence or the oil “shortage”, we should get it. Otherwise we suffer to feed the industry for all the industry the globalists shipped off to China.

Gawd, you are just plain dumb. Oil is fungible. We don't pump enough of it in this country, we need to import it, because our consumption is higher than we we produce. If things were done your way, gasoline would be HIGHER - because we would restrict our oil for our use - which is not enough - and who would we import it from?

And one reason why such is the case is that people like you - who use gasoline and energy - also shriek about evil oil companies and are suckers for liberal agitprop about energy production.

So stick it where it don't shine - but be sure to remove your head from there first.

119 posted on 04/22/2012 12:07:54 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: SaraJohnson
Please show where the US is a net exporter of petroleum. It is not. We export products such as gasoline because we now have excess refining capacity. But we still import quite a bit more oil than we produce.

Your ignorance and hypocrisy on this thread are staggering - you are the thing of liberal enviro-weenie dreams, an alleged conservative who has no clue how economics works and who pushes for socialized oil and excessive restrictions on energy exploration.

120 posted on 04/22/2012 12:12:29 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: SaraJohnson

http://205.254.135.7/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm

In 2010 the United States imported 11.8 million barrels per day (MMbd) of crude oil and refined petroleum products. We also exported 2.3 MMbd of crude oil and petroleum products during 2010, so our net imports (imports minus exports) equaled 9.4 MMbd.


122 posted on 04/22/2012 12:18:01 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: SaraJohnson

http://205.254.135.7/dnav/pet/pet_move_wkly_dc_NUS-Z00_mbblpd_w.htm

The week of April 13th 2012, the US imported 8,718 thousand barrels of crude. And exported 38 thousand barrels of crude. We also exported 2,687 thosand barrels of refined products. But anyone with a third grade math education can see that our imports vastly exceeded our imports. So tell us again how we export all of our oil for the benefit of other countries. We are a net IMPORTER, and will be for a while - and especially if shrill, uninformed, hypocritical nitwits like you have any influence on energy development, or lack thereof as a result.


125 posted on 04/22/2012 12:26:46 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: SaraJohnson; dirtboy
Dirtboy does not like it that I know that the oil pumped in this country is for the global market...

I am enjoying reading this exchange but Sara, when you make it personal by naming and insulting a poster it looks like you don't have enough info to support your point.
Just saying...

129 posted on 04/22/2012 12:50:06 PM PDT by Jean S
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