A little further information:
ExxonMobil continued its active investment program in the third quarter, spending $4.4 billion on capital and exploration projects, bringing the year-to-date spending to $12.4 billion, an increase of $1.7 billion versus 2004. Our disciplined project management systems remain a competitive advantage, delivering new supplies of crude oil to the global market.
And at the same time, the US government and state government have had huge increases in royalty payments for their 12.5% or whatever deal they make, plus additional tax revenue. We should be asking congress what they are doing with the additional revenue to increase production in the US. I know Alaska is trying to invest the surplus into the Alaska Gas Pipeline to bring more Natural Gas production to the US. Who else is helping?