Fix this problem by drilling in the lower 48! There is so much oil/NG in the lower 48 then we’ll ever use!
Don’t try to tell me ANY different, PLEASE.
The problem is low flow rates in the Alaskan Pipeline. More drilling in the L48 will NOT bring more oil through the Alaskan pipeline.
Is your suggestion to abandon the Alaskan Pipeline and leave the remaining North Slope oil unproduced?
Active drilling in the lower 48 is at a rather high rate:
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/BHI/1569845165x0x529196/458366F8-E50A-4B9C-BC0C-8E91304939E7/na_charts_121611.pdf