[mosby]

You're pretty ignorant, aren't you. I guarantee you that the U.S. buys as much oil from Canada as from Saudi Arabia right now, if not more. Also the oil sands are producing big-time right now. This is not some pie in the sky technology. Syncrude and Suncor are each producing around 200,000 barrels per day, with huge expansions under way. Oil sands as a whole will produce 2,000,000 barrels per day in the next 5-10 years. Lots of U.S. involvment - Conoco, Shell, etc. I am truly amazed the their is so liitle information about this in the U.S.

[stylin19a]

you're exactley right. here are the stats for 2000:
"The top suppliers of oil to the United States during 2000 were Canada (1.69 MMBD), Saudi Arabia (1.57 MMBD), Venezuela (1.52 MMBD), and Mexico (1.36 MMBD)."

25% of the crude is used for engine oils. We could have a huge savings if we can get to totally synthetic for engines. ( hell, I'd even agree to a fed mandate for it)

[Mariner]

The Saudi's ALONE produce 10mil barrels a day.........over 15mil in the Persian Gulf.......with the potential for 40mil from existing wells.

Two million barrels a day from the Alberta sands is a drop in the bucket, espeically at that price.

That said, it could help......along with ANWR and more nat gas DRISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE.

[Rodney King]

You're pretty ignorant, aren't you. I guarantee you that the U.S. buys as much oil from Canada as from Saudi Arabia right now, if not more. Also the oil sands are producing big-time right now. This is not some pie in the sky technology. Syncrude and Suncor are each producing around 200,000 barrels per day, with huge expansions under way. Oil sands as a whole will produce 2,000,000 barrels per day in the next 5-10 years. Lots of U.S. involvment - Conoco, Shell, etc. I am truly amazed the their is so liitle information about this in the U.S.

You are right, we do buy a lot from canada, we buy oil from Canada that is economical to produce. All you guys act like there are a bunch of guys sitting around smoking cigars deciding where to buy our oil from. We buy it from where it is most economical.