Drilling off the coasts of Virginia, Alaska and in the Gulf?
93575
They are really pushing for this drilling and I agree with you it is not right. I would not be surprised if it ends up happening though. The way the government in this country is run nowadays "president" Bush does anything he damn well pleases. Let's keep the hope that they find a new alternative.
966233
Yes, i realize that, since the US has sooo much oil in their reserves, seriously, they do.  Also, Alaska has an unfathomable amount of oil, the fair tax thing should be implemented though
106757
Well enviromentalist pretty much keep anyone from doing that in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWAR) .. I've heard there is probably as much oil in ANWAR as there is in the Middle East .. so go figure.
1138506
Which gulf are you talking about?
310120
There have been discoveries of oil near ANWR 1002 area in Alaska.  A study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1998 shows in the results that "The total quantity of technically recoverable oil within the entire assessment area is estimated to be between 5.7 and 16.0 Billion barrels, with a mean value of 10.4 billion barrels.  Technically recoverable oil within the4 AWNR 1002 area is estimated to be between 4.3 and 11.8 billion barrels, with a mean value of 7.7 billion barrels." (pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0028-01/fs-0028-01.pdf)  Read this study to better inform yourself about oil in alaska.  I am not sure how long this amount would last, but I am going to investigate how much oil is produced in foreign markets and do an unscientific comparrison.  I'll let you know when I finally get it "figured" out.
655452
It's supply and demand.In other words, you need the supply and they demand more money from you because they know you will pay for it since you need the supply..There is another word for it that you nailed on the nose....GREED...\n\nAs far as Alaska is concerned...I would think that if anything they will hold off on drilling there until they have sucked our bank accounts dry and ruined enough of the enviroment to where it won't matter anymore how much polution they create....
737603
don't forget Hawaii and guam
372008
It is called a wildcat well not a field. It is a well that is drilled in an area where there are currently no oil wells.
534392
in Alaska there are some very high tides. Turnagain Arm is famous for it's high tide and incredible tidal bore. The other that I am aware of is of course the Bay Of Fundy, NewBrunswick, Canada.
395048
The sea went from the gulf of mexico to the artic ocean, east of the rockies.  And don't forget Alberta! Us Canadians were underwater too!
900847
That would go to Halliburton on a no bid contract.  They have oil too.
196860
Ofcourse there is. The US oil wells are running dry now. Oil companies need to buy new wells and hence look for other geographical locations. Oil is the only reason for wars by US led in the Gulf or Asia.
485202
Alaska is much closer. See map in link below.
33784
Most likely the U.S. We have thousands of oil wells offshore,that are just drilled and capped off.Tens of thousands on dry land.And we've never touched Alaska,it has more than the rest of the U.S. combined.
672101
california, washington, maryland, rhode island, florida, georgia...
537624
I doubt it.    A very good read is James A. Micheners' "Alaska"\n\nThe parallel is this..  business interests do not want the regulation that would necessarily come with statehood.. State regulations, adherence to Federal regulations.. the list is very long.  In the case of Alaska, people and natural resources were exploited heavily. \n\n I think PR may be in the same scenario
418956
my thoughts exactly. i heard him say today that he is opening up the wildlife for more oil drilling. i thought yeah you would since he would make a profit off it because of the family oil business