The pipeline that will change the world

The Independent | May 25, 2005 | Daniel Howden and Philip Thornton

[RWR8189]

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=641172

[hermgem]

This pipeline is meant to transport one million barrels a day when the field is fully in production.
The line is to change the world.
What about Alaska.
Here we have fields that will bring a million barrels a day but no go ahead in the Senate.
Our Dem's call this small change, and only 5% of U.S. consumption.
Anybody realizing how we have been had?
One line carrying a million barrels a day on our own territory is called not worth the effort, the other line, a continent apart is a world changing situation.
How much longer till these Senate Dem's stop blocking and vote in the interest of the country by opening Alaska?

[concentric circles]

5% here, 5% there and pretty soon you're looking at a whole lot of oil that's not coming from the arabs. For the time being I'm satisfied that the U.S. sit on it's oil. When the rest of the world is panicking over dwindling supplies we will still have a mother lode close at hand.

[Chgogal]

I see your logic, but it will take about 10 years to get the Alaskan oil on line.

[cookcounty]

Your link doesn't lead anywhere. What "pipeline in Asia" is under discussion here?

[JustTheTruth]

"it will take about 10 years to get the Alaskan oil on line."

And your point is?

How long will it take if we DON'T start it soon, and are you implying that we won't need that additional oil in ten years?

Huh?

Sounds like the argument some make when considering how many years it will take to obtain a good education . . .

:)

[null and void]

When the rest of the world is panicking over dwindling supplies we will still have a mother lode close at hand.

*snrk* An unintended consequence the America haters will some day regret. bWAHAHAHAHA...

[Drammach]

What "pipeline in Asia" is under discussion here?

The Caspian Sea oil pipeline..
Sometimes referred to as "russian oil"..

I posted a new link in #9 that should work..

This is as much about politics as it is about oil..
The pipelines have to go through some of the most politically turbulent nations in Eurasia..
Many of them are former Soviet satellites, or communist dominated allies, and additionally, many are Muslim dominated nations..

[RWR8189]

No it doesn't, you can only post plain links.

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[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

All 'Rats should have to cut back their energy usage by 5%. After all, that's only an insignificant amount.

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[Drammach]

Please do not post a hot link to The Independent

Apologies..

Where is a list of sites that can't be posted from?
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[reformedliberal]

it will take about 10 years to get the Alaskan oil on line.

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They said that about the Alaskan Pipeline and IIRC, it took much less time. Given that technology has improved, I have some doubts about that prediction, even though it is the conventional wisdom and is repeated in almost every article written on the subject.

Even if it is accurate, the sooner we begin, the sooner we have that much more domestic oil. I really believe we are sitting on our reserves against the time when they will be much more valuable and essential. By then, I expect our technology to have lowered the costs considerably.