[Who is John Galt?]

10 billion barrels would take care of the US needs for one year. However it will be 10 years before the first barrel can be produced and 50 years to produce 10 billion from the field.

I didn't know the US was consuming over 27 million barrels per day. But assuming you were correct, what point(s) were you attempting to make?

;>)

[ANGGAPO]

If we were to get serious and move toward drilling in the artic
I would be willing to bet that the price of oil from the Mideast would drop dramatically. We have been here before with these rag tops and relying on the American nature it would work again, we would shelve the program.