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Jun 18, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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For all of you worried about gas prices it's time to understand the laws of supply and demand.

There is sufficient crude in both reservoirs and active downhole operations to eliminate the shortages in the US.  Problem is, we don't have sufficient refining capacity for the white goods (trade name for fuels.)

The last refinery was built in the states more than 30 years ago.  Since that time US Production capacity has not kept pace with US Consumption.  Secondarily,  the environmentalists have made it cost prohibitive to construct new refineries in the States.  Communities have bought into the "death from refineries" mantra chanted throughout the halls of liberalism.  In the end, everybody wants cheap gas but no one wants to have the refinery in their community creating the cheap gas.

If refinery construction for all white goods and lube oils had been improved during the past thirty years, the US would have a burgeoning Oil Industry and the Western States would be flush with oil revenue.  The oil revenue could have been used as the State of Alaska uses it; to enforce the environmental regulations that have created healthy ecosystems in the middle of oilfields. 

Secondly, the demand for all petroleum based products has skyrocketed.  Almost every appliance in a home or business requires a lube oil. 

In the end, if we want to solve the dilemma we must first create the manufacturing capacity internally to support our consumption.  Then we must create alternative energy sources and more efficient petrochemical consumption habits.  Without a multi faceted plan of attack on the problem, it will only get worse.

 

 

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marilyn37 read my blog view my photos
Jun 18, 2008 | 5:06 PM

nice blog. thank you.

as i recall a new refinery has been built within the last few year near yuma, az.
drerunner read my blog
Jun 18, 2008 | 8:28 PM

The fact is the technology has tripled since 30 years ago. Being able to get the oil "clean" is no longer an issue. Refineries can be built quicker than realize. We have the technology ,but simply lack the will to do it. That must change.

Reinvesting in Oil drilling will bring jobs back to the community and that will obviously help a hurting job market that was lost to outsourcing and the declined in auto production.

Reinvesting in oil drilling in the U.S.A would not be good for environmentalist and democratic politicians who support the environmentalists agenda. Many of these activist would lose cushy nice 6 figure salaries and huge charitable support within their organizations. So it is important for them to keep democratic politicians step and locked with them in accepting higher gas prices over our own drilling. Just that simple.
marilyn37 read my blog view my photos
Jun 18, 2008 | 9:22 PM

it is good to know that refining techniques have been enhanced.

and i agree totally about the economy. my county -where natural gas drilling and reclamation of work sites is occurring- many mom and pop local businesses who service directly or indirectly the energy companies are doing very well ....

we await governor ritter cogcc rulings.

were you planning to attend the cogcc hearings in denver june 23rd?
Specter read my blog
Jun 19, 2008 | 6:09 PM

Maybe we should all attend marilyn.

What time and where?

People are conditioned to blame oil and corporations. Personally I would rather engage the topic directly but I'm finding it difficult to commit the time. I realize that is a sad excuse but I'm reaching towards energy as a career. That's more then most can say.

Honestly folks it seems there's ample information on this subject, but for some reason it seems as tho people are just content to wait it out awhile.

To me that's just that much time and effort lost, and in the end people like you and I are supposed to foot the bill for the complacencey.
marilyn37 read my blog view my photos
Jun 19, 2008 | 8:10 PM

last week they meet in gj where 2,3oo came to speak all in favor of keeping the economy and drilling...many were pioneer families...

perhaps papers will have the location and time. i ill check..

what i have heard is that this is not replace one kind of energy with another but that we will need all the energy sources to sustain our way of life. who has a smaller living space than they did two years ago or did not purchase new hi tech toy during that time.

are you taking classes? the job market is pretty good on the western slopes for a variety of work ---
marilyn37 read my blog view my photos
Jun 19, 2008 | 8:51 PM

things seem to be dragging in downloads...another comments say you left something here but no!

must be many on visiting.
WYOilMan read my blog
Jun 21, 2008 | 11:46 AM

Good information all. I am now back in Yemen returning to work after my vacation. It is amazing to head into the States and hear the chatter of the media discuss the "oil situation."

I sat next to an articulate and well educated Pakistani gentleman on my flight from Dubai to Sana'a. He hit the nail on the head. His thoughts were that the crisis (not just limited to oil) were directly multiplied by the inability of bureaucrats to maneuver unwieldy governmental systems to solve the problems. Pakistan and the US are both in a deep bureaucratic grid lock, defeating any incentive necessary for change.

Secondly, the same grid lock is leveraged by the activists as a means to prevent the achievement of goals and projects counter to their agenda. As our academia becomes more and more liberal, too many look to the ivory halls of rose colored visionaries for guidance.

Case in point; CSU versus UW. UW has funding and the Wyoming Spirit in achieving alternative energy resources and is using Big Oil's substantial donations to do so. CSU on the other hand is completely overshadowed by the Kremlin of Boulder's thought police. The mere inclination of a donation from Big Oil to a fellow Colorado university would send the masses teeming into CSU's campus for retribution. Yet the problem remains.

Where am I going with this? Bureacracy kills incentive. With activists understanding this principle, they will crush any new incentives for oil production using the bureacracy like a pillow over the face of an aged and comatose patient. That is, until we take to the streets
marilyn37 read my blog view my photos
Jun 21, 2008 | 5:05 PM

you are so correct about bureaucracy grid lock...and the analogy about pakistan and and usa is apparent - hopefully the masses realize this.

anything activists are involved they seem to only want uproar ....

you take care! yemen is not exactly the most stable place in the world. or is it?
dhw1949 read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 9:39 AM

marilyn--dhw1949 from Phoenix here. The proposed refinery in Yuma did not get built because the Mexican government-run oil company would not commit to supplying the oil.
It isn't a dead deal yet, though. There is talk of shipping crude from Canada to Baja and then by rail or pipeline to Yuma, but I don't think construction has begun on the refinery yet.
marilyn37 read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 9:47 AM

excellent catch dhw1949 ...thank you so much. i will try to go back and add a notation to those comments i might have inadvertently left the wrong impression with ...it is imperative accurate information reach all readers...

what oil we are receiving is tedious and requires much diplomatic service.

hope your weather cools down a tad... thx again.
dhw1949 read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 1:21 PM

Thanks, marilyn. 115 here yesterday, about the same today. There will be a cooling trend here later this week, highs only about 107 or 108.
Makes a great ice cold Coors even better.
marilyn37 read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 1:58 PM

well that is the correct brand anyway...smile

enjoy!
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