Congressional Off-Shore Drilling Ban Expires Sept. 30, 2008 -- Unless Congress Renews

Monday, July 14, 2008 | Kristinn

[Gulf War One]

Kristinn, won’t a veto of the Interior Approps bill have the same “opening” effect, if the langauge proscribing exploration & product is not removed in conference?

[kristinn]

Most likely yes.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Altura...if you check my posting history you will find I don’t normally try to rain on folk’s parades. In this case I decided to state some facts...I certainly didn’t mean to “suck the joy” out of the thread.

6ppc. . .Thanks for being a gent. There are lots of people on this website whose purpose in life seems to be casting wet blankets.

[Gulf War One]

If that’s true...game, set, match to the President.

[mouse1]

ANY SPECIFIC TIME TO CALL OR MELT THE PHONES

MELT AWAY!!!

[The Great RJ]

With nearly 75% of the American people favoring offshore drilling it will be interesting to see how the Dems try to get around this one. The bashing of oil company execs and painting Bush and Cheney for being pawns of nasty “big oil” is already wearing thin. I would think that at least some of the Dems are smart enough to know that taxing “big oil” will just increase the price of gasoline and that they dare not actually do this before the election, despite all the puffery that “big oil” is just gouging us.

[Truth29]

Petition signed, but if I read the counter correctly, there are only 300 signatures. This petition needs to be bumped and hit a lot harder.

[r-q-tek86]

ping

[Jacquerie]

I foresee a chicken livered Congress that might just let it expire without vote or comment. That would be the only way to avoid a political fight they can’t afford to lose at this time.

I think you will proved correct. The tide has turned, the enviros will mess their panties but the nation wants more fuel now.

[cookcounty]

"Don’t need to filibuster it, let the Dems pass it and see how many votes they will lose."

Yup, Democrats Landrieu and Salazar are already on record to drill.

[Michael.SF.]

but every oil rig and drilling ship in existance is already booked for the next few years

Long Beach, Ca. Oil Island (note shoreline at bottom of picture and breakwater barely visible at far right)

There are many oil rigs existing off shore in Huntington Beach, Santa Barbara and Long Beach (as shown above), these rigs are existing production platforms with drilling capabilities. If the ban were lifted they could be in a position immediately to start drilling new wells, depending on many variables.

[Cobra64]

"it is important to understand this fact:

The ban by the U.S. Congress on off-shore drilling has to be imposed every fiscal year and is scheduled to expire Sept. 30, 2008."

Why does it "have to be imposed every fiscal year?" How about a little background? Who started this and when? Was it Carter, Reagan? Bush I? Clinton? Bush II?

[SuperSonic]

Good questions. Bump.

[JoanneSD]

I have called my three democrats.. they say they are getting lots of calls..I asked them about nancys commonsense plan to lower prices, Filners office said to call her office and ask her...Wise answer. she does not take calls from out of her district, and as soon as u mention gas you are put on a recording..

[MaineConservative]

can I buy that new Hummer yet?

GM might sell you the COMPANY!!! ;-)

[MaineConservative]

i took my vette from Maine to Florida and averaged 73 MPH and got 35 MPG. Took me 1 and a half days.

[airborne]

What year is your Vette?

[RightWingTeen]

Dad has 3 Vettes - a 69, 63 and the one we went to Daytona in is an 03...:)

[airborne]

I’m guessing the 2 classics don’t get the same good mileage. ;^)