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Originally posted by Rick Lee
Maybe peak oil would finally get us drilling in ANWR and off the Gulf Coast and maybe build some more refineries.
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From what I have read, it would take at least 10 years to bring any oil from ANWR on-line and the amount won't make a dent in our oil imports.
As to drilling on the gulf coast? From the southern tip of TX to near Florida is wall to wall oil wells. Florida has banned off-shore drilling as I understand it because of possible damage to their tourist industry. I believe CA has also banned off-shore drilling for much the same reason. If you want more wells drilled off-shore, talk to them.
Everyone wants more refineries, just not in their back yard. TX and LA nearly have more refining capacity than the rest of the states combined.
It seems everyone wants more and cheaper gas, as long as it comes from somewhere else.