http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/drilling/ en-us Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:03:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415107/posts Voter support for offshore oil drilling remains as strong as it was during last year’s presidential election, but many also continue to believe individual states should be able to stop it off their own coastlines. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 68% of U.S. voters believe offshore oil drilling should be allowed. Just 20% oppose drilling for oil off the coast of the United States, with another 12% undecided. These numbers are virtually unchanged from findings just after Election Day in November 2008. Republicans and voters not affiliated with either major party favor offshore drilling much more... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415107/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:03:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413435/posts Energy: An oil company wants to invest its profits in clean-burning American natural gas. A Hungarian billionaire and a "green" politician want to stop it. This is the real Climate-gate scandal. While the greenies of the world united in Copenhagen to talk about the weather, emitting a Third World-country-size chunk of greenhouse gases to gather there, the world's largest oil company, Exxon Mobil, was doing something about it. On Dec. 14, Exxon agreed to buy XTO Energy, a natural gas firm, in a deal valued at $41 billion. XTO is one of the leaders in something called "fracking" technology, in... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413435/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:25:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409592/posts December 17, 2009 Head of Geopower Basel faces jail for causing earthquakes David Charter A geologist searching for cheap, clean energy is facing up to five years in jail for causing a series of earthquakes after drilling 3 miles (5km) down in an effort to generate electricity from hot rocks. Markus Häring, the head of Geopower Basel, a thermal energy company, was testing pioneering technology to blast cold water deep underground and create steam to drive electric turbines. Mr Häring’s company had to stop when it recorded an earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale and a series of smaller... The Times(UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409592/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:51:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379575/posts Leadership: As Palin jousts with Biden on energy independence, the government reports that we lead the world in energy reserves. From oil to gas to coal, we are sitting on prosperity. So why are we importing anything? One of the interesting sidelights of the NY-23 race was an exchange on energy independence between Vice President Joe Biden and the former governor of energy-rich Alaska, Sarah Palin. Biden, who came in to campaign for Democrat Bill Owens, was reminded of the issue of energy. "The fact of the matter is that Sarah Palin thinks the answer to energy was 'Drill, baby,... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379575/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:53:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373893/posts Poll: Offshore drilling Should Florida allow drilling for oil within five miles of its Gulf Coast beaches? Yes No www.sun-sentinel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373893/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:12:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373052/posts Domestic oil refiners kept up their attack of climate legislation, saying a Senate bill under consideration could increase gas prices. Domestic oil refiners kept up their attack Wednesday of climate legislation, saying a Senate bill under consideration could increase gas prices. The group, among the fiercest critics of the measure, said the proposal could add 77 cents a gallon, or around 30 percent above today’s prices. Democrats on a key Senate panel shot back, saying the industry’s estimate is based on an inflated projection of the price of permits companies will have to hold to cover their carbon emissions. A... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373052/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:34:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372671/posts U.S. consumers turned decidedly more pessimistic in October, according to a report released Tuesday, with households increasingly worried about job prospects. The Conference Board, a private research group, said its monthly Consumer Confidence Index fell to 47.7 this month, from a revised 53.4 in September, which was originally reported as 53.1. The current month's reading was well below economists' projections of 53.2, according to a survey conducted by Dow Jones Newswires. The downturn in consumer confidence at this stage of the recovery is to be expected, as it has occurred in previous recoveries (please see chart below), and does not... Seeking Alpha http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372671/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:16:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371513/posts Ecology: The administration creates the mother of all protected habitats for a species whose numbers have increased since Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth." It's our hopes for energy independence that are drowning. When filmmaker Phelim McAleer, whose documentary "Not Evil Just Wrong" takes apart the myths of global warming, got to ask Gore a question at the annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists, McAleer brought up the nine critical errors in Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth." A British court two years ago listed them and said they must be righted before the film could be shown in schools... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371513/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:25:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2370859/posts An owner of Beck Oilfield Supply traveled from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania this year to find the best place in the midst of the Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling rush to plant one of his stores. He picked Wysox, a small town that borders Towanda, the Bradford County seat, and he wasn't alone. Two other stores that specialize in drilling and gas production supplies have opened within two miles of Beck Supply along Route 6 in the past year. The supply shops are more than specialty hardware stores; they are tailored to the uninterrupted pace and idiosyncratic needs of gas drilling.... The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2370859/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:31:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2360255/posts The government is, increasingly, the enemy. Imagine the jobs, the wealth, the independence, and cutting the jihad snake off at the head. There is no downside. We could easily extract that oil with minimum impact to the trees. ..... For decades, Democrats have blocked efforts to responsibly develop this nation's energy resources, transforming vast areas of opportunity into "The No Zone." (hat tip Jim) Atlas Shrugs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2360255/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:18:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358145/posts WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior has frozen oil and gas development on 60 of 77 contested drilling sites in Utah, saying the process of leasing the land was rushed and badly flawed. The 77 government-owned parcels, covering some 100,000 acres in eastern and southern Utah, were leased in the last weeks of the Bush administration. But the leases were immediately challenged by conservation groups, and in January a federal judge blocked drilling on the ground that the Interior Department had failed to follow its own procedures for reviewing the appropriateness of lands designated for oil and gas extraction. NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358145/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 05:41:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2356934/posts Two days ago, British newspaper The Independent reported that a secret cabal of oil-producing Arab states, Russia, and China had conspired to dump the dollar for oil trading, a move which would have seriously weakened our currency and influence abroad. Many publications picked up on this report, written by the notoriously unreliable Robert Fisk, and a round of denials promptly appeared from the named states. Left unexplained by Fisk and the Independent was how these same states, with massive holdings in the dollar (especially China), would benefit in the short or long term by attacking it. However, it once again... Hotair http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2356934/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:31:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355798/posts A call to drill for oil and natural gas in the narrow strip of Florida-controlled waters in the Gulf of Mexico will be the subject of a forum late this month at Florida State University. Rep. Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, wants the Legislature to lift the ban on offshore rigs in state waters and give the Cabinet authority to consider drilling applications. Cannon’s proposal came as a surprise earlier this year -- it died in the waning days of the legislative session -- and he’s now waging a campaign to win support for a drilling bill he plans to file... Orlando Slantnel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355798/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 11:54:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2351880/posts With its economy in the worst shape in decades, Florida has few places to turn. This probably means that the state will have to consider... OrlandoSentinel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2351880/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:39:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350810/posts Energy: An amazing number of oil finds have been made this year, including the biggest in California in 35 years. If the world is running out of oil, why do we keep finding more of it? The mantra of the anti-drilling crowd has been that oil companies like to sit on their leases and the oil in the ground, hoping to drive up the price. They should use the leases they have or lose them, these critics say. They also like to add that the world is running out of oil so it doesn't matter anyway. Occidental Petroleum hasn't been... Real Clear Markets http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350810/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:52:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350368/posts Energy: An amazing number of oil finds have been made this year, including the biggest in California in 35 years. If the world is running out of oil, why do we keep finding more of it? The mantra of the anti-drilling crowd has been that oil companies like to sit on their leases and the oil in the ground, hoping to drive up the price. They should use the leases they have or lose them, these critics say. They also like to add that the world is running out of oil so it doesn't matter anyway. Occidental Petroleum hasn't been... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350368/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:48:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342808/posts Beachgoers play near Galveston, Texas, with an oil rig on the horizon. An oil company wants to drill off FloridaÂ’s coast. Oil drilling off Florida's coast means jobs and money, proponents say; questions remain By Craig Pittman, Times staff writer In Print: Friday, September 18, 2009 They appeared in the spring, a secretive group trying to upend Florida's longtime ban on offshore drilling by promising millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.<snip>But rigs could go up anywhere else, he said. That would leave Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties open, as well as more tourism-dependent Sarasota and Collier counties and... St. Petersburg Times (FL, not Russia) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342808/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331661/posts Energy Policy: Ignoring peak-oil Cassandras, BP has made another giant oil find in the Gulf of Mexico. We're not running out of oil. Our government just doesn't want us to look for it.The world is running out of oil and good riddance. That's the environmentalists' mantra. But since the first well was drilled near Titusville, Pa., 150 years ago, the prophecy has gone unfulfilled. Trouble is, those darn greedy oil companies keep finding the stuff. Oil has been produced in the Gulf of Mexico since the first well was drilled by Kerr-McGee Corp. in 1947. Some of the wells are... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331661/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:28:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330610/posts LONDON (AP) -- BP PLC said Wednesday that it had made a "giant" oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico but had not yet determined the size and commercial potential of the find. The well, in Keathley Canyon block 102 about 250 miles (400 kms) southeast of Houston, is in 4,132 feet (1,259 meters) of water, the company said. NewsYahoo..com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330610/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 19:19:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2330466/posts Last month there was much criticism over the fact that President Obama agreed to give Brazilian Owned Oil Company Petrobras up to $10 Billion Dollars to look for Oil off the Brazil Coast. This was especially disturbing when you consider that they Administration objects to the US Drilling off its own coast, which will work toward keeping the price of oil low and help wean us off foreign oil. Why would the POTUS pay for a foreign country to drill for oil but object to his own country taking advantage of his own country's resources? Payback. Last week Hot Air... Front Page Mag/Hot Air/ The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2330466/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:50:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329879/posts Energy: We balk at importing "dirty" oil from Canada, but others aren't so reluctant. Exempt as a "developing" nation from Kyoto-like agreements, China has decided to help Canada develop its energy-rich oil sands.The Financial Post reports that PetroChina International Investment Co. has struck a deal to buy a 60% interest in Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.'s McKay River and Dover projects for $1.9 billion. China has been establishing energy beachheads around the world in its quest to keep its growing economy fueled. With possible conflict brewing between Israel and Iran, Beijing recognizes the need for reliable suppliers like Canada in an... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329879/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:03:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309185/posts Energy: As Russian attack submarines patrol our eastern seaboard, Moscow signs a deal to help Castro's Cuba drill for oil off the Florida coast. In Moscow and Havana, the cry is "Drill, Comrade, Drill!"Two Russian nuclear attack submarines have taken up positions along our East Coast in recent days, another sign of renewed assertiveness by the former communist giant. The move comes as Moscow inks a deal with the communist relic of Cuba to drill for oil we refuse to go after. The submarines are of the Akula class, a counterpart to the Los Angeles class attack subs of the... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309185/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 00:13:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328300/posts On Aug. 28, 1859, in the backwoods of northwest Pennsylvania, the first successful oil well went into production in the United States, ushering in an energy revolution that would make whale oil obsolete and eventually transform the industrial world. Yet 150 years later, even as demand increases in developing countries, oil's position in the global economy is being questioned and challenged as never before. Why this debate about the single most important source of energy—and a very convenient one—that provides 40% of the world's total energy? There are the traditional concerns—energy security, diversification, political risk, and the potential for conflict... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328300/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:10:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327472/posts Anchorage, AK - Governor Palin posted this article on her Facebook. page. Governor Palin has been fighting for more and more offshore drilling since she was appointed to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The court had no choice but to side with her . The ultra liberal or activist 9th Circuit Court also had a decision overturned by the US Supreme Court, in Governor Palin’s favor, back on July, 22. The article: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling allows Beaufort drilling: A ruling Thursday by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for Shell Oil... Governor Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327472/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:24:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327389/posts ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A ruling Thursday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for Shell Oil to resume its exploration and development in the Beaufort Sea. The court's ruling says the Bush administration was correct in not demanding a new environmental impact assessment for the company's drilling leases KTUU.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327389/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:36:46 GMT