there is as much crude oil in Alaska
as there is in saudi arabia,
there is potential enough crude oil in Alaska
to supply the entire United States of America
for 200 years?
2007-04-09 15:23:09 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Commercial oil exploration started in Prudhoe Bay in the 1960s and the field was discovered in 1968
2007-04-09 16:34:18 · update #1
Total production from 1977 through 2005 has been 13 billion barrels
2007-04-09 16:36:24 · update #2
so we do not need to drill nothing
2007-04-09 16:36:54 · update #3
answer to joecool123_us
watch this http://youtube.com/watch?v=NbakN7SLdbk
2007-04-09 16:38:39 · update #4
Yes, I knew that, but the treehuggers who oppose drilling for it hate America so much they want us to be held hostage by the islamofascists who want to kill us all.
2007-04-09 15:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep i say we kick out the caribou and eskimos, drill a big hole, and suck it dry. no, i'm not kidding. really. no, i will not have compassion for the poor caribou; they can come on a cheap road trip to Cancun with me sometime if they let us drill their land (who wants to live in the Alaskan wilderness anyways?). and while we're at it, let's put some more rig's out in the gulf of mexico there's lots there too. no, i do not care about the environment. if the icecaps really are melting that menas i might have some beachfront property in a few years. no, i am not being sarcastic. no, really i mean every word. yes, i do believe in the toothfairy.
2007-04-09 22:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by f0876and1_2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure? I've heard the opposite actually, that there is very little oil in Alaska and that mining for it would have a very limited impact on our oil needs.
Do you have any figures or facts to support this? Independent websites of research firms?
2007-04-09 22:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by joecool123_us 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I find that statistic hard to believe. The U.S. consumes approximately 20,000,000 barrels of oil a day. Our reserves are approx 22.5 billion barrels. Do the math and 200 years @ 20 mil barrels a day doesn't add up.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us-united-states/ene-energy
2007-04-09 22:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by GOPanic 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
In 200 years there will be a whole lot of people wonder how stupid our society must be to have wasted one the greatest natural lubricants on mere fuel for people to drive down to the corner supermarket to buy gum.
2007-04-09 22:30:03 · answer #5 · answered by Dancing Bee 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That would not surprise me. Unfortunately the ecological strangle hold on our congress will never allow us to prove that and exploit it for the good of our nation. We are so far behind now that even if we had the government permission to explore that area, we would still be 10 years away from being able to do anything with it.
2007-04-09 22:27:06 · answer #6 · answered by Amer-I-Can 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
We want the Middle Eastern oil because whoever controls the oil in that part of the world ends up controlling the whole world....simple...it is not a question of need...
2007-04-09 22:27:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
I knew that but what I don't know is why we don tap that supply! Oh yeah We would have to do that over John (LIVE SHOT)Kerrys body. HUMMM!
2007-04-09 22:29:29 · answer #8 · answered by Boston Mark 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I did know this. But I'm supposed to care why? Oh wait you're thinking that taping into Alaskas oil will solve all of our problems with the middle east dont you? Aww that's so cute! How precious. Have your mummy give you some milk and a cookie and go put on your footie jammies and go to bed.
2007-04-09 22:26:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
Great, we can use that as we transition to alternative fuels, and tell the Arabs where to stuff their oil fast. Encourage others to tell them to stuff it too.
2007-04-09 22:34:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋