Comments on: Reality Check On Offshore Drilling

Most Americans Support Lifting The Ban, But Experts Say Gas Prices Wouldn't Change

[cskouby]

Why is it that people always seem to say that any idea for "energy independence" is ridiculous because it (the idea by itself) doesn''t solve all of the problem? Bill Whitaker''s piece on offshore drilling is completely distorted by the idea that the oil would only last 18 months because we would use it at a rate of over 20 million barrels a day--what nonsense! If offshore wells were put into production and supplied 1 million barrels a day (which would be a significant contribution to the supply and WOULD affect prices) it would last for 30 years!

There IS NO ONE SOLUTION to the energy crisis! We need to develop ALL reasonable sources including drilling, wind, nuclear, solar, biological sources, etc., etc., if we are to become energy independent.

[pensacola88]

I can agree and corroborate LMartinK''s analysis of the gasoline pricing relationship with the production source. Seaborne oil platforms are not as cheap and simple to operate as land based wells.

Getting oil producers to lower their prices is like asking a person to breathe less and make do with less air. They just won''t do it at will.

If the demand is lowered, than the producers will lower prices.

Lowering worldwide demand means sharing the responsibility to lower oil dependency. At this time, China is our greatest hope for doing making a difference. We have to share technologies with China that lower oil appetite. This clearly means we have to get friendly with them and trust them. Failing to do so could mean the oil prices will continue to double every six years for the next thirty years, until the Chinese economy has attained a similar standard of living for the average Chinese citizen, as the US Citizen. This will translate to $30 a gallon in the year 2028. We don''t hold the upper hand price controls, because we are not the chief consumers of oil any longer.

[vietnam21]

Posted by danalford ...

what other alternative do we have ? smart pant...

[grandesign]

"a new poll shows two out of three Americans now agree with President Bush - that Congress should permit drilling on the outer continental shelf"

This is false reporting. Two-thirds of Americans agree will President Bush on anything, that would be amazing. The tenor of this article is skewed to special interests, and does not reflect the general population at all. The poll is misleading . . . so let the article provide the actual question asked, because it''s evident that Oil production is not America''s way forward.

[danalford]

Katie,

Why are we still looking into oil in 10 to 20 years it still will not solve the problem? I would think if we looked for other forms of energy in 10 to 20 years we wouldn''t need as much oil. Lets stop putting a band aid on the problem and work at solutions to solve the problem.

[danalford]

Katie,

Why are we still looking into oil in 10 to 20 years it still will not solve the problem? I would think if we looked for other forms of energy in 10 to 20 years we wouldn''t need as much oil. Lets stop putting a band aid on the problem and work at solutions to solve the problem.

[aerhed]

Drill hard, drill fast, fight your brother for the last.