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No easy answers for U.S. oil problems Wednesday, March 26, 2008
East Valley Tribune -- The outlook for increasing domestic oil production is bleak, even with higher prices on world markets. But the crude oil picture for the United States isn't totally depressing because the production outlook for liquid gold is better in nearby Canada and Mexico. And even supplies from distant countries with hostile governments may not be as tenuous as they seem. That's the view of two oil-industry lobbyists interviewed by the Tribune at an exhibit at the Arizona State Capitol on Tuesday.
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	Wednesday, March 26, 2008 East Valley Tribune -- The outlook for increasing domestic oil production is bleak, even with higher prices on world markets. But the crude oil picture for the United States isn't totally depressing because the production outlook for liquid gold is better in nearby Canada and Mexico. And even supplies from distant countries with hostile governments may not be as tenuous as they seem. That's the view of two oil-industry lobbyists interviewed by the Tribune at an exhibit at the Arizona State Capitol on Tuesday. Visit East Valley Tribune for full article

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GASMANDEAN Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,059 Points:52,600 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 4/1/2008 5:32:38 AM	Ignore GASMANDEAN Report Abuse
	I guess we'd better start growing corn and a biofuel refinery.
OrangeBarrels Veteran Author Chicago Posts:399 Points:27,130 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:41:12 PM	Ignore OrangeBarrels Report Abuse
	Amazing how quickly the prices rebounded. Actually, no it isn't...
tbradley1973 Veteran Author Indianapolis Posts:303 Points:177,910 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 2:41:19 PM	Ignore tbradley1973 Report Abuse
	Nothing new here...
ERO Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:11,690 Points:1,868,510 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 10:58:35 AM	Ignore ERO Report Abuse
	Ever hear of a thing called the Boston Tea Party???? Hmmm or maybe I'll just start up an oil company.... lots of profit nowadays...
CallJeffCa All-Star Author Oakland Posts:644 Points:164,810 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 9:14:22 AM	Ignore CallJeffCa Report Abuse
	yesterday's news
Gerg001 Sophomore Author Riverside Posts:125 Points:215,790 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 9:00:50 AM	Ignore Gerg001 Report Abuse
	"No easy answer..." Who are they kidding? Remove greed from the equation of the oil companies. Get the car companies to get off their high horse and force them to make more car w/ better fuel economy. There are many answers out there, they just don't want to spend their money, just take ours.
PT72205 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,345 Points:371,200 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:58:57 AM	Ignore PT72205 Report Abuse
	The oil co. are still the only ones making money.
SJS Veteran Author Los Angeles Posts:266 Points:1,078,790 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:54:59 AM	Ignore SJS Report Abuse
	"That's the view of two oil-industry lobbyists" So we should trust them, Yeah right!
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:6,090 Points:525,210 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:49:29 AM	Ignore tomok Report Abuse
	Produce more alternative fuels using NON FOOD sources. Limit the import of OPEC oil.
Mooseman1 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,016 Points:133,430 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:45:30 AM	Ignore Mooseman1 Report Abuse
	We're all in this together!
Don20 All-Star Author Oklahoma City Posts:711 Points:828,320 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:41:12 AM	Ignore Don20 Report Abuse
	More speculation..
amearly Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,025 Points:670,590 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:37:38 AM	Ignore amearly Report Abuse
	The stockmarket speculators rules need to be change and the dollars need to be strengthen.
napermike79 Rookie Author Twin Cities Posts:82 Points:217,465 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:37:34 AM	Ignore napermike79 Report Abuse
	follow the money - $$$
Z34 Champion Author Toronto Posts:6,172 Points:884,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:36:34 AM	Ignore Z34 Report Abuse
	Oil shale in the USA.
FedUpCA All-Star Author Ventura Posts:808 Points:133,770 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:34:48 AM	Ignore FedUpCA Report Abuse
	Strengthen the Dollar!!
w4kh Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,085 Points:529,365 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:33:06 AM	Ignore w4kh Report Abuse
	as long as the focus remains on oil and gasoline and not on alternative renewables, we will be having this (now pointless) discussion... as soon as we reduce and eventually eliminate our dependance on oil for fuel, the sooner we can argue about something else
janmj All-Star Author Baltimore Posts:878 Points:580,080 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:27:44 AM	Ignore janmj Report Abuse
	WE DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR ANYTHING THESE DAYS
Rivermedic Veteran Author Fort Worth Posts:333 Points:60,455 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:26:08 AM	Ignore Rivermedic Report Abuse
	How bad is this article
YLHandyman Veteran Author Orange County Posts:400 Points:63,385 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:25:36 AM	Ignore YLHandyman Report Abuse
	Did you say bleak.
PnnyPnchr Champion Author Toronto Posts:11,362 Points:1,487,150 Joined:Dec 2002	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:24:18 AM	Ignore PnnyPnchr Report Abuse
	a narrow-minded article that fails to mention Mexico is already in decline, and tar-sands are very slow to extract and can't meet current demand. In fact it mentions "environmental reasons" so the tree huggers get the blame, without saying how limited the ANWR reserves likely are. What a bunch of hooey! Everybody here should get with the program and come to realize the oil will not last forever. CONSERVE NOW! Park your pickups and save a few drops for our grandchildren.
laddyboy62 All-Star Author Riverside Posts:601 Points:800,475 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:22:56 AM	Ignore laddyboy62 Report Abuse
	think its a little more then bleak
Jacks45 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,302 Points:252,300 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:22:11 AM	Ignore Jacks45 Report Abuse
	its beyound depressing now and going to worse.
Fencemaker Sophomore Author Pittsburgh Posts:238 Points:58,415 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:21:27 AM	Ignore Fencemaker Report Abuse
	Funny how no one mentions that we haven't even begun to explore the possibility of drilling in the Eastern Continental Shelf from Maine to Florida. Instead its always ANWAR, ANWAR, ANWAR. Our biggest potential for oil is off-limits b/c we don't want to drill where people actually live.
Lonewolftx Champion Author Houston Posts:4,733 Points:932,535 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:21:15 AM	Ignore Lonewolftx Report Abuse
	Open up Alaska, duh . . .
spheremaker1 Sophomore Author Arizona Posts:127 Points:233,720 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:17:12 AM	Ignore spheremaker1 Report Abuse
	drive slower and conserve fuel
Chazzer Champion Author Nevada Posts:7,145 Points:1,545,985 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:16:28 AM	Ignore Chazzer Report Abuse
	The max output of oil is 85 million barrels ... and that's it!
racerdj All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:649 Points:239,260 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:12:50 AM	Ignore racerdj Report Abuse
	I'm in favor of buying oil from our neighbors.
VetteBlue Champion Author San Jose Posts:1,947 Points:425,765 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:09:51 AM	Ignore VetteBlue Report Abuse
	There are no easy answers period.
Duke1959 Veteran Author Dallas Posts:406 Points:56,365 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:07:15 AM	Ignore Duke1959 Report Abuse
	tree huggers need to gt a life
roosan Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,196 Points:1,447,290 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:01:46 AM	Ignore roosan Report Abuse
	Yes there is, but Congress is too weak to do anything!
kanmandoo Veteran Author Detroit Posts:400 Points:727,120 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:01:42 AM	Ignore kanmandoo Report Abuse
	Leave more time to get there, slow down. Increase your mileage by 10% by going 10% slower.
RCinNM Champion Author New Mexico Posts:3,373 Points:345,210 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 8:00:22 AM	Ignore RCinNM Report Abuse
	They're easy answer is pass it on to the consumer.
Dale Jr. Champion Author Iowa Posts:7,039 Points:1,419,005 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:58:52 AM	Ignore Dale Jr. Report Abuse
	Rajah - Oil companies don't listen to us.
papou Champion Author Tampa Posts:1,772 Points:300,320 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:57:06 AM	Ignore papou Report Abuse
	Thats for Sure to many Liberals
BlkynB Champion Author San Diego Posts:6,023 Points:592,795 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:53:54 AM	Ignore BlkynB Report Abuse
	Send all the tree huggers up to the mountains in loin cloths and scandals, they're happy, we're happy.
scrounger Champion Author Vancouver Posts:5,360 Points:1,502,810 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:53:32 AM	Ignore scrounger Report Abuse
	no easy answers for us the consumers either
RochBear All-Star Author Minnesota Posts:836 Points:340,970 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:50:36 AM	Ignore RochBear Report Abuse
	It's still cheaper for Big oil to pay OPEC for the oil, than it is to drill in the USA because of all the enviromental laws. I don't want to live in a polluted land, but some of our Enviromental laws are simply over the top. They have pushed the cost of drilling here, beyond the recovery point.
Rajah Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,613 Points:735,795 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:46:21 AM	Ignore Rajah Report Abuse
	How about maybe the oil companies stop making billions and billions in record profits and not gouge us quite so much for the gasoline? What a concept!
tarbaby1 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,164 Points:566,220 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:44:13 AM	Ignore tarbaby1 Report Abuse
	"Oil-industry lobbyists" So what...
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:6,360 Points:1,304,845 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:43:44 AM	Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse
	There's no reason to as long a BigOil can make higher profits (now & later) by not doing so.
AC-302 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:6,321 Points:1,127,350 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:42:17 AM	Ignore AC-302 Report Abuse
	With the geopolitical situation so fractured, and with world demands and all, I think the only solution is no-holds-barred exploration in all of the US. No matter where oil or energy sources can be found, we must exploit them.
tobasco Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,358 Points:688,295 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:41:29 AM	Ignore tobasco Report Abuse
	The price is up...but so are profits so there is no motive to reduce profits when the going is good.
pandarisuresh Sophomore Author New Jersey Posts:183 Points:101,615 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:41:09 AM	Ignore pandarisuresh Report Abuse
	Good answer
gasman50 All-Star Author Portland Posts:532 Points:637,555 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:35:57 AM	Ignore gasman50 Report Abuse
	One easy answer is to open up all costal areas for drilling
Lovelee All-Star Author Detroit Posts:818 Points:265,255 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:32:13 AM	Ignore Lovelee Report Abuse
	And again, the promice / hope that there is enough oil. It is just in places too difficult / costly to get to now. When the price of oil goes up, it won't. But who will have any money to buy it?
woos777 All-Star Author Washington Posts:637 Points:477,230 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:31:31 AM	Ignore woos777 Report Abuse
	Good point.
Chitowner Veteran Author Omaha Posts:309 Points:94,180 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:31:00 AM	Ignore Chitowner Report Abuse
	Electric cars and Nuclear power plants to supply the electricity, next question
HockeyLady Veteran Author New Jersey Posts:362 Points:749,195 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:30:43 AM	Ignore HockeyLady Report Abuse
	GAC1Shirt--absolutely! Alaska!
GAC1Shirt Veteran Author Georgia Posts:337 Points:299,665 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:29:12 AM	Ignore GAC1Shirt Report Abuse
	Imagine a 10x10 carpet and a golf ball on the corner. That's the area of ANWR where we have a mega supply of oil. Imagine pipelines instead of tankers leaking across the ocean. Ask your liberal friends to think outside of the eco box they seem to be trapped in.
fordflunky1 Sophomore Author Louisville Posts:206 Points:132,045 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: 3/27/2008 7:27:05 AM	Ignore fordflunky1 Report Abuse
	Chark has a very good point. No one simple answer. Explore many.

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