mikespipe
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Message Posted: Sep 15, 2012 10:24:40 AM
the proper mix would be reducing the need for oil and gas by increasing renewable energy production while increasing domestic production in the interim. we have increased domestic production , decreased domestic use and still the prices have cone higher . Stop the manipulation of oil prices.
reducing the need for oil is still the best long term solution.
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ber5
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Chicago
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:45:01 PM
I think it's going to take a lot more than that... We use a lot of gasoline...
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FunMyster
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:09:00 PM
ok
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TableTalk
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 3:31:46 PM
Now @Tehbob doesn't have an agenda now does he?
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drpepperTX
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Texas
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 1:40:34 PM
@ Tehbob, what subsidies do you refer too? And could you differentiate between these "tax breaks" from those that every industry can take advantage of?
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RBob
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:55:38 PM
The US and Canada need further development of alternatives and not just heavy oil.
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Tehbob
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:41:47 PM
Seriously? so we just keep giving huge subsidies and tax breaks to oil companies to search for and produce a finite product that is ruining our environment, without trying to develop alternative, renewable alternatives? See below "who" Rigzone is.
About Rigzone: Rigzone is "Your Gateway to the Oil and Gas Industry" providing you with industry news and information, careers, company directory, offshore rig data, equipment marketplace, and more.
Who visits Rigzone?
Rigzone's vibrant, quickly growing audience and member base spans the upstream oil and gas industry from major corporate executives to influential independents.
•Exploration and production companies
•Drilling rig owners and contractors
•Parts and equipment manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers
•Offshore support services (tugs, tenders, caterers, parts suppliers, etc.)
•Oil & gas industry executives from large multi-nationals to smaller independents
•Investors and analysts involved in the oil and gas industry
•Oil & gas industry human resources directors and departments
•Oil & gas industry workers and job seekers of all skill levels and areas of expertise
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hrjjml
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:28:45 PM
Not under Obummer
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FPLREP
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 11:25:49 AM
Remember the candidate that has this as a goal. Or stop complaining about prices. Obama wants high priced fuel to force a change to alternatives. Read the book "the amateur". To confirm.
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leemun
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Utah
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 11:06:00 AM
Not under this administration.
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VomVom
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:28:13 AM
If one were to wait for energy independent based solely on renewable sources only, one would be 6' under many times over before that happens. While it is true that we need to continue to conduct R&D in solar and hydrogen fuel cells, etc., giving loan guarantees to Solyndra and Solar 1 is not the way to go. The Obama Administration definitely doesn't get it!
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knutzAL
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:24:39 AM
"North America Energy Independence Hinges on Right Govt Policies" of which we do NOT currently have.
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gandalfthegrey1
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:19:34 AM
No one has to be 'industry experts and market analysts' to come to that conclusion. Common sense should tell us not only that the concept is correct but that current political policy is just plain wrong. It is impossible to even think about energy independence under this administration. Truth is we can't have it both ways. Either we go after our own resources or we continue on the wrong path. For the country as a whole, it's pretty much put up or shut up.
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VernonOR
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:11:52 AM
Oil companies, refineries, and speculators will assure the price of fuel remain high.
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WonderfulMI
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:00:42 AM
We will never have enough cheap oil to satisfy our appetite for cheap oil.
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carpenter4u
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Virginia
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:59:08 AM
We need to be independent, Period
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TXRanger09
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:57:13 AM
I agree with previous writer, a consistent energy policy is what we need. Hard to plan ahead if energy policies change with each new administration.
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bruin19MD
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Maryland
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:46:40 AM
yup
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JWHITE1937
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Massachusetts
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:45:09 AM
Energy independance can onl come from renewable supplies, not oil!!
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BigOyl
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:44:57 AM
Yes sir... Duh?!!!
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naw62
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:44:22 AM
Watchout for the market experts and analysts
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memo81
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:26:53 AM
This is a very good and achievable goal.
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dogsdog
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:11:25 AM
energy independence its an American dream
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wildddkattt80
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:04:54 AM
Sure
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bbchevy
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:54:48 AM
ok
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joseph000
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:52:06 AM
What an interesting comment from the oil industry!
So energy independence can only be achieved if the government props them up... right..
The government needs to support the up and coming industries, not the outdated and dying industries, unless you just want to be outdated and die...
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tatker
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:47:43 AM
frackup or?
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eschroth442
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:44:35 AM
great, government policies? It will change every 2 years and will never be consistant. But we still need term limits, But we need a consistant energy policies
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timbyus1
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:44:16 AM
read
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evowner
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:43:15 AM
Energy independence from monopoly oil companies should be included.
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imcheep
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:42:54 AM
Something to think about.,
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sabre75
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:39:50 AM
Key phrase.. Government polices.. Ha.. Current adminstration poliies are a joke..Time for a change.... Again.
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Hawg1408
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:33:14 AM
Interesting
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drpepperTX
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:32:42 AM
At attention folks, "North American energy independence would bring with it hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of new jobs in a rejuvenated energy industry, said Whitfield in opening remarks for the hearing on "The American Energy Initiative".
"Indeed, it would succeed where the stimulus package failed, and rather than cost over $800 billion it would actually add revenues to the federal treasury," said Whitfield."
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dorisntx
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:26:36 AM
well, duh...
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GingoutMD
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:12:45 AM
Please see the other article on 42 National Parks eligible for drilling which includes the 9/11 memorial site in Pennsylvania. Responsible drilling is fine. Reckless drilling is irresponsible.
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csblesson
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:06:10 AM
Ok
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Nancy&Len
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 7:57:18 AM
Depends on the clowns running the country so that is not good news for us.
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bills299
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 7:55:41 AM
Wow This is not good!
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Rockyguitar
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Tampa
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 7:27:43 AM
Right policies??? Nor with this bunch of socialist/commies in D C.
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bigmoo63
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 7:20:44 AM
The highlight says it all. Right poliices. For whom? The masses, or their cronies?
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gasmad666
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 7:16:27 AM
Still need to work on alternatives
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MeiThink
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 7:13:25 AM
Drill, baby, drill...
Better to get oil from our own country than paying Venezuala to do it (they are our 4th largest supplier of foreign oil)
... or Brazil. "When you’re ready to start selling, we want to be one of your best customers," Obama said in his address to the CEO Business Summit in Brasilia.
Can Brazil Meet U.S. Thirst for Oil?
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APlus
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San Antonio
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 7:04:33 AM
No lowering of prices to the consumer no matter where the oil and gas come from. No easy answers.
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trashmandan33
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 6:57:34 AM
we will pay
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dandvicb
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Bridgeport
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 6:55:02 AM
And if the oil Companies channel some of their overepriced gasoline profits to NA's independance instead of their pockets (or speculators)!!
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tgusa
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Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 6:54:33 AM
then we are screwed
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