Posted on 02/25/2012 5:03:50 PM PST by Sub-Driver
The reason the SPR in several sites along the gulf coast, is because it is close to most of our refineries.
Most of the oil we currently use travels farther to the refineries than the oil from the SPR would travel. And it travels through the same pipelines.
The strategic reserve is for real emergencies, like if a war breaks out or another Katrina.
So you’re telling me a spill is not likely if the reserves are tapped. Thanks for the logical explanation. Just don’t expect liberals to follow it.
Point I was making: in the liberal mind, an oil spill is always inevitable. In reality, a spill is not likely in any scenario. (That is, as long as we keep the earthfirsters under close scrutiny.)
What’s that - like 2 weeks of oil at current demand?
If the SPR isn’t empty, he may be
running out of time to finish the job.
I hope to god the IRS audits hussein after he leaves office next year.
Better yet i hope the IRS waits 4 or 5 years first......Then pounces!
How about we just burn the liberals?
What is their BTU rate i wonder.....
Sure.
But irrational hysteria about oil spills is still just that—irrational hysteria. So what you’re doing is you’re making half my point.
I posted this would be the case....about a month or so ago.
It was the most idiotic thing I could think of at that time.
Can you show me one article or even blog post connecting SPR oil to spills?
It really sounds just like something you made up.
“Did they ever refill it from last time?
EVERYTHING seems like a frigging joke now.”
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In May 31, 2011 the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was filled to capacity (726.5 million barrels). In the summer of 2011 Obama released about 30 million barrels in response to the so called Libya “situation”.
The current level is 695.9 barrels (see link) so it looks like the Obamamites refilled NONE of the SPR reserves “spent” that release.
http://www.spr.doe.gov/dir/dir.html
That’s it!
This is where the top of my head blows off!
(rant)
Hey, Democrats: You stupid mother f ers! You say NO to running a a pipeline that would carry OIL down to the US from Canada and THEN you want to extract the OIL we have IN RESERVE FOR EMERGENCIES to bring down the price?
Are you people STUPID or do you actually JUST HATE THE USA????
I don’t know how much more of this LUNACY I can stand!
(/rant)
Found this on the DOE website regarding authority for a drawdown of the SPR:
http://fossil.energy.gov/programs/reserves/spr/spr-epca.html
These guys have no answers. Just the same old tired BS.
Thank you for the info.
:)
What do you mean? obamma is up for re-election! This is a real emergency!
frigging UNBELIEVABLE!
ARGH!!!!
arrrrrrrrr..........
rrrr...
fffff.....
I am in a REAL bad mood tonight.
I have no true idea why but i am just pissed off for some reason.
and it’s not the usual typical daily dem,com,soc,lib,prog,gay,marx,trans,bi BS thats being shoved down my throat EVERY FRIGGING DAY.
Maybe i just neeed a nice hot bowl of soup....
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