Thread: Oil

Obama has blocked drilling in the Gulf. We all know what prompted it.

He has blocked drilling in the US.

He has blocked the Keystone Pipeline.

At the same time he has given Billions to Brazil and Mexico to help them with offshore drilling. Other countries are still drilling in the Gulf.

Can anyone give me a rational explanation for these actions?

I have my opinion.

I work in IT, so probably not. I can only regurgitate what google tells me.

Define "rational", for this context, please.

My own personal opinion on the Keystone pipeline is that it is a temporary stall until after your elections are over. Obama needs to keep votes. After the elections are over the Keystone pipeline just may get revived no matter who wins. The US needs the oil from what is regarded as a secure and friendly source too badly for that not to happen. Do keep in mind that Canada is the largest foreign supplier oil to the US by a long shot, followed by Mexico and then Saudi Arabia. Just an opinion and as such worth little and is a rational as I get.

Bob

Originally Posted by HNSB

Define "rational", for this context, please.

How is it in the best interest of the American people to take these actions?

Originally Posted by Crotalus

How is it in the best interest of the American people to take these actions?

You do sound rather naive - I wold never have thought it's necessary to point out that different American people have different interests.

Originally Posted by gugi

You do sound rather naive - I wold never have thought it's necessary to point out that different American people have different interests.

You still haven't explained how reducing America's oil supply and enriching other countries oil supplies is in the interest of ANY American.

Originally Posted by Crotalus

You still haven't explained how reducing America's oil supply and enriching other countries oil supplies is in the interest of ANY American.

i agree now just wait till we have 10$ a gallon gas lol its coming i just hope we get him out of here and get someone that will put americans first not other counties people. (nothing towards any one from another country but its time Americans get a bit of help from our goverment.

For one thing none of that is reducing America's oil supply. How can you reduce a non existing pipeline's supply? When it goes through you will have more oil for your SUVs than you now have. You still have your existing oil supply unreduced. By supporting Mexican and Brazilian oil fields I think the US government is trying maintain and/or increase the foreign oil supply from friendly, more secure and closer to home oil sources. Much better to try and reduce dependance on Mideast oil that is not so secure and is distant. Lastly why not use everyone else s oil while it is available and save using your own resources for last. I don't see how ANY of that is not in the best interest of Americans.

Bob

Originally Posted by Crotalus

You still haven't explained how reducing America's oil supply and enriching other countries oil supplies is in the interest of ANY American.

Uhm, I really have to explain even such trivial things?

Imagine you're a a person known as an American Oil corporation with drilling operations predominantly in the middle east. Or you are an American person who happens to be a private security company with a big contract paid for by your fellow american taxpayers. Your livelihood depends on oil flowing from where you drill at prices as high as the market can bear.

Or imagine your good friends and business partners run the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and there are countless American jobs primarily in the so called 'defense industry', again funded by the american taxpayers, which enable your good monarch friends to keep hold of their private property.

Lastly, I know that you are not interested in learning from non-propaganda sources, but you really ought to consider that the fastest growing energy sector is gas, and that energy currently far far cheaper than oil or coal. There are very important consequences.