Comments on: The Saudis’ Oily Con Game http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:40:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Susan http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-66040 Susan Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:18:53 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/#comment-66040 There are plenty of good solutions and there would be much hope---IF we could get rid of whomever is backing Obama--Builderberger being one of them. Tthere is a bigger plan than making America work as a democracy. There are plenty of good solutions and there would be much hope—IF we could get rid of whomever is backing Obama–Builderberger being one of them. Tthere is a bigger plan than making America work as a democracy.

]]> By: Clifford J. Wirth http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-65250 Clifford J. Wirth Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:25:42 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/#comment-65250 Hey Bob, Dust off that bike and jump on it and get ridin. My research shows oil is declining, coal to liquids will yield little to make up the gap, and the rest provides electricity -- which comes mostly from dirty coal and scare natural gas. See the free 50 page report at: http://www.peakoilassociates.com Hey Bob, Dust off that bike and jump on it and get ridin. My research shows oil is declining, coal to liquids will yield little to make up the gap, and the rest provides electricity — which comes mostly from dirty coal and scare natural gas. See the free 50 page report at: http://www.peakoilassociates.com

]]> By: Bob http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-65162 Bob Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:34:12 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/#comment-65162 Start drilling at home. Drill right through the heads of baby seals in Alaska if we need to, whatever it takes. Build more refineries here. Then start backing out of the middle east, we've never had anything but problems out of them anyway. They'll change their tune as our troops start moving out, it gets pretty lonely in the desert. We have plenty of power right here at home, if we could get people to quit crying about it. No matter WHAT we try to do someone has to whine about it. How about nuclear? "Oh, no, we can't do that!" How about coal? "That's terrible! We can't burn that!" How about drilling for oil? "That might be dirty and ugly!" Solar can't even keep my air conditioner running. There are going to be 800 wind generators soon in Iowa, the leader in wind power, and it's only going to meet about 20% of demand, and that's in a relatively sparsely populated area. Neither solar nor wind will make much difference at all. It's oil, nuke, or coal, and I'm not going to start wearing sandals and peddling a bicycle 50 miles any time soon, so get on it! Start drilling at home. Drill right through the heads of baby seals in Alaska if we need to, whatever it takes. Build more refineries here. Then start backing out of the middle east, we’ve never had anything but problems out of them anyway. They’ll change their tune as our troops start moving out, it gets pretty lonely in the desert.

We have plenty of power right here at home, if we could get people to quit crying about it. No matter WHAT we try to do someone has to whine about it. How about nuclear? “Oh, no, we can’t do that!” How about coal? “That’s terrible! We can’t burn that!” How about drilling for oil? “That might be dirty and ugly!” Solar can’t even keep my air conditioner running. There are going to be 800 wind generators soon in Iowa, the leader in wind power, and it’s only going to meet about 20% of demand, and that’s in a relatively sparsely populated area. Neither solar nor wind will make much difference at all. It’s oil, nuke, or coal, and I’m not going to start wearing sandals and peddling a bicycle 50 miles any time soon, so get on it!

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]]> By: Navytech http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64916 Navytech Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:01:22 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/#comment-64916 Once you start drilling it only takes a couple of years. But with crude at $130 BBL all the ocean rigs are currently under contract...with other countries. In the worldwide game of musical chairs the music stopped when oil skyrocketed and the United States was left standing. Brazil has really taken the lead in offshore drilling. I read somewhere that they have 80% of the world's ocean drilling rigs under contract. The good news is that that oil will come to market in about 2 years. The bad news is that no matter what the clowns in DC "decide" we will have at least a bit of a wait to get to our own oil. Once you start drilling it only takes a couple of years. But with crude at $130 BBL all the ocean rigs are currently under contract…with other countries. In the worldwide game of musical chairs the music stopped when oil skyrocketed and the United States was left standing. Brazil has really taken the lead in offshore drilling. I read somewhere that they have 80% of the world’s ocean drilling rigs under contract. The good news is that that oil will come to market in about 2 years. The bad news is that no matter what the clowns in DC “decide” we will have at least a bit of a wait to get to our own oil.

]]> By: Troll Feeder http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64883 Troll Feeder Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:15:27 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/#comment-64883 Oil from the OCS is a two to five year proposition, not ten years. The development times quoted all over everywhere are flat ignorance and lies. Oil from 1500 meters deep off of West Africa is 36 months from discovery (2Q2007) to market (2Q2010), and that is only one of many projects I'm currently involved with. I'm just not involved with them at home. Remove the drilling and development bans, and overnight the oil price will drop like a rock. And I won't have to go to hellholes so often, either. Oil from the OCS is a two to five year proposition, not ten years. The development times quoted all over everywhere are flat ignorance and lies.

Oil from 1500 meters deep off of West Africa is 36 months from discovery (2Q2007) to market (2Q2010), and that is only one of many projects I’m currently involved with. I’m just not involved with them at home.

Remove the drilling and development bans, and overnight the oil price will drop like a rock. And I won’t have to go to hellholes so often, either.

]]> By: TomJW http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64745 TomJW Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:29:14 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/#comment-64745 Thank John McCain for the final vote to deny drilling in ANWR back in 1995. Now his promise is open up off shore drilling. Only requiring the local state approval. Miracle of miracles, the Repub governors of Florida and California pipe up and say they are for off shore drilling now. We aren't getting played much by 'straight talk' John, are we? Thank John McCain for the final vote to deny drilling in ANWR back in 1995. Now his promise is open up off shore drilling. Only requiring the local state approval. Miracle of miracles, the Repub governors of Florida and California pipe up and say they are for off shore drilling now.

We aren’t getting played much by ’straight talk’ John, are we?

]]> By: MarkD http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64738 MarkD Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:54:29 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/#comment-64738 War for oil? DC is a lot closer than Saudi Arabia, and we only need to shoot a few politicians... Then we can drill in ANWR, buy from the Canadian tar sands, and develop our own shale oil. The problem is our politicians. First, they create massive hurdles to building anything in this country (environmental impact studies.) Then they make ANWR off limits. Then they say it will take ten years to get oil from ANWR. Well, if we started ten years ago we'd have the oil now, when we need it. Then they blame everyone but themselves for the problem. Go ahead, vote for the incumbents. They are doing such a good job for you. Heat your homes with their hot air. Maybe they'll give you a lift to work with their taxpayer subsidized gas-guzzler. You've been played. Oh, that hydrogen car. You won't live long enough to buy one. Unless we build nuclear plants, there won't be any hydrogen anyway. Get set for some bad times, because nobody is serious about solving this problem. I'd like a flying Rolls Royce that costs $1 and gets 3000 miles per gallon from tap water. However, I live in the real world, so I drive a smaller car than I would actually like and live closer to work in a smaller house than I would otherwise have. Life is tradeoffs. Don't drill ANWR, but it is going to cost you. The only free thing in life is a politicians promise. You get what you pay for. War for oil? DC is a lot closer than Saudi Arabia, and we only need to shoot a few politicians… Then we can drill in ANWR, buy from the Canadian tar sands, and develop our own shale oil.

The problem is our politicians. First, they create massive hurdles to building anything in this country (environmental impact studies.) Then they make ANWR off limits. Then they say it will take ten years to get oil from ANWR. Well, if we started ten years ago we’d have the oil now, when we need it. Then they blame everyone but themselves for the problem.

Go ahead, vote for the incumbents. They are doing such a good job for you. Heat your homes with their hot air. Maybe they’ll give you a lift to work with their taxpayer subsidized gas-guzzler. You’ve been played. Oh, that hydrogen car. You won’t live long enough to buy one. Unless we build nuclear plants, there won’t be any hydrogen anyway.

Get set for some bad times, because nobody is serious about solving this problem. I’d like a flying Rolls Royce that costs $1 and gets 3000 miles per gallon from tap water. However, I live in the real world, so I drive a smaller car than I would actually like and live closer to work in a smaller house than I would otherwise have. Life is tradeoffs. Don’t drill ANWR, but it is going to cost you. The only free thing in life is a politicians promise. You get what you pay for.

]]> By: sbourg http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64702 sbourg Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:47:38 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/#comment-64702 Youssef Ibrahim's idea to invade the middle east for their oil is absolute lunacy. I could understand it being rattled around as an option if we in the U.S. had explored and depleted our own reserves first, and we were on our last leg and foundering.......then it could be debated. But BEFORE we've drilled our own oil, in Alaska, etc? Hell, we buy 15% or so of our oil from Canada. The LEAST we could do is aggressively pursue OUR OWN oil. But no, the Democrats have prevented this, and 41 Dem Senators have filibustered this, for 30 years. Why doesn't Ibrahim mention this as our first and only sane alternative right now?! If Norway didn't aggressively take advantage of their own natural resources for energy for their own use and to sell to other countries, they would be economic toast. They'd have a meltdown. And they're a pretty clean country. We have to do that too, but the Libs ignore the example of other countries. Youssef Ibrahim’s idea to invade the middle east for their oil is absolute lunacy. I could understand it being rattled around as an option if we in the U.S. had explored and depleted our own reserves first, and we were on our last leg and foundering…….then it could be debated. But BEFORE we’ve drilled our own oil, in Alaska, etc? Hell, we buy 15% or so of our oil from Canada. The LEAST we could do is aggressively pursue OUR OWN oil. But no, the Democrats have prevented this, and 41 Dem Senators have filibustered this, for 30 years. Why doesn’t Ibrahim mention this as our first and only sane alternative right now?! If Norway didn’t aggressively take advantage of their own natural resources for energy for their own use and to sell to other countries, they would be economic toast. They’d have a meltdown. And they’re a pretty clean country. We have to do that too, but the Libs ignore the example of other countries.

]]> By: Richard http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64678 Richard Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:14:00 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-saudis-oily-con-game/#comment-64678 The question isn't why are we asking them to pump more, thereby cutting into their own profits. THE question IS: WHY ARE WE PAYING THEM SO MUCH FOR WHAT WE CAN GET FROM OUR OWN SHORES? The question isn’t why are we asking them to pump more, thereby cutting into their own profits.

THE question IS:

WHY ARE WE PAYING THEM SO MUCH FOR WHAT WE CAN GET FROM OUR OWN SHORES?

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