For Four years I lived and Worked on a US. Navy Oil Tankers...So at least I can say I have some Knowledge about it...Uss. Truckee...
Even though I dd not work Directly with the Oil...It Permeated your Day to Day Life...
Some people only think about Oil when they see the Price of their Gasoline going up...
Right now in my area we are spending a little over $3.50 + a Gallon...
I know that some places are More and some are Less...
Compared to the Rest of the World the US is not doing too Bad...
I think we should look at how we go about getting this Black Gold....
This is still the way that most Drilling is Done
OK so now we have Crude Oil...Nasty Dirty Stuff...LOL....
What do we do with it...Well it has too be Refined (Cooked) Slow as the Oil is Heated it Starts to break apart....
As it is Cooking It also gives off a Smell that a lot of People find Offencive....
That's why a lot of people don't want the Refineries near them...
But you want too Drive your SUV's...But not have a Refinery in your back yard....
Your going to Pay more...
We are all worried about the Cost per Barrel of Oil...
What you see in the NEWS (?) is the Future Cost in April sometime...
Oil is a Commodity and is Sold at Future Prices....(If I have this wrong someone correct me)
And with Areas of the World in Turmoil and Oil Futures in Question...
A lot of Americans are Wondering about..."Will I be Able too Drive My Car"
Do we have enough Oil in the World..."Drill Baby Drill" and my all time Favorite "Let's go take theirs"
Sometimes I have to Wonder about my Fellow Americans...
So back to Gasoline...We do have Refineries and we do break down Oil...
First it is a Myth that we can not Open or Build New Refineries...
We do have New Ones and Ones that are being up-graded...
The US Gasoline Companies like too Buy Petroleum Products over Seas where it is cheaper than Producing here in America...This seems too be where the Real Problem Is...
And it is NOT that the World Oil Supply is Running Out...
It is...And we should be Looking for Alternative Fuel Sources...
But First lets Look at World Supplies...
So it looks like the World Supply and Production is diong well...
And the United States has a Few Barrels under Ground and Off-Shore...
So My Basic Thoughts are not about World Oil Prices...But the Oil Companies and Consortiums
that Buy Cheap Petroleum Products Over Seas and continue to Rip US the Consumer Off...
Oh and one more thing most of the Oil that comes out of the Ground or Off Shore of the US...Goes into the World Oil Market Pool...Very little Stays here in the US...
If you have Enjoyed or have any words of encouragement.. Please leave a comment...Just to Help my Alter Ego...He/We feel alone sometimes...
