Comments on: When will the U.S. start drilling for oil and gas in our country to offset these ridiculous gas prices? http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm Questions and Answers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:01:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: odyssey http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1832 odyssey Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:06:15 +0000 http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm#comment-1832 Duh. We already do. And this is why I am floating in the Gulf of Mexico as I type. But I bet your real question is this... "When is gas going to be cheap again." Suck it up and get used to it. Because the answer is NEVER. Here is the cold, hard painful truth folks. Oil production peaked worldwide, even in the Middle East, in the 70's. The easy stuff is gone. It takes MILLIONS of dollars to dig new wells these days. Example... the well I am on right now is being dug under a MILE of water. And we will be digging through another 4 MILES of rock under that. And there may not be anything there. Sure. We have some more resources in the US. But not for your cheap gas. Because it is no longer possible to get oil out of the ground and to your gas pump cheaply. So, rather than ask bitter questions on the internet, I suggest you look at your own behavior... evaluate the type of vehicle you drive, and your own driving patterns. Because gasoline is only going to get more expensive. And eventually, we as Americans will, hopefully, realize that petrochemicals are much too valuable to waste by burning in our vehicles to support our selfish lifestyles. Wish you all the best. Duh. We already do. And this is why I am floating in the Gulf of Mexico as I type.

But I bet your real question is this… "When is gas going to be cheap again."

Suck it up and get used to it. Because the answer is NEVER.

Here is the cold, hard painful truth folks.

Oil production peaked worldwide, even in the Middle East, in the 70's. The easy stuff is gone. It takes MILLIONS of dollars to dig new wells these days. Example… the well I am on right now is being dug under a MILE of water. And we will be digging through another 4 MILES of rock under that. And there may not be anything there.

Sure. We have some more resources in the US. But not for your cheap gas. Because it is no longer possible to get oil out of the ground and to your gas pump cheaply.

So, rather than ask bitter questions on the internet, I suggest you look at your own behavior… evaluate the type of vehicle you drive, and your own driving patterns. Because gasoline is only going to get more expensive.

And eventually, we as Americans will, hopefully, realize that petrochemicals are much too valuable to waste by burning in our vehicles to support our selfish lifestyles.

Wish you all the best.

]]> By: arch0049 http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1830 arch0049 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:06:15 +0000 http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm#comment-1830 Majority of US oil comes from three places... USA, Canada, Mexico. Most people do not know that Canada and Mexico make more money selling oil to USA than the Arabs, Russians and Venezuelans. Majority of US oil comes from three places… USA, Canada, Mexico.

Most people do not know that Canada and Mexico make more money selling oil to USA than the Arabs, Russians and Venezuelans.

]]> By: Senator http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1831 Senator Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:06:15 +0000 http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm#comment-1831 You guys only have a puny fraction of the resources. They're going to be exhausted within a few more decades. You guys only have a puny fraction of the resources. They're going to be exhausted within a few more decades.

]]> By: Liz P http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1829 Liz P Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:06:15 +0000 http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm#comment-1829 My father is a directional driller in the Texas Panhandle and when gas prices go up they work drilling here more than they normally would. My father drills for both natural gases and petrolium. I think that they would drill more in America if they had more people willing to take jobs in the oil field here. Even though the pay is good it still requires sometimes 18 hour work days, 7 days a week and sometimes when the oifield is booming they could be working like this for 3-4 months at a time. They usually live onsite so they cant just go home to their families every night. It is a job that requires alot of sacrifices. Not many people are willing to work those hours and the conditons are outrageous, they could be outside in the wind and rain or even snow in 10 degree weather or wearing thick layers of fire protecting clothes in 100 degree weather. And the oil price per barrell is the same no matter where you are and no matter where it is coming from. My father is a directional driller in the Texas Panhandle and when gas prices go up they work drilling here more than they normally would. My father drills for both natural gases and petrolium. I think that they would drill more in America if they had more people willing to take jobs in the oil field here. Even though the pay is good it still requires sometimes 18 hour work days, 7 days a week and sometimes when the oifield is booming they could be working like this for 3-4 months at a time. They usually live onsite so they cant just go home to their families every night. It is a job that requires alot of sacrifices. Not many people are willing to work those hours and the conditons are outrageous, they could be outside in the wind and rain or even snow in 10 degree weather or wearing thick layers of fire protecting clothes in 100 degree weather. And the oil price per barrell is the same no matter where you are and no matter where it is coming from.

]]> By: William T http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1828 William T Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:06:15 +0000 http://askalandman.com/when-will-the-us-start-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-in-our-country-to-offset-these-ridiculous-gas-prices.htm#comment-1828 America already pays less for gas than any other country in the world that isn't a member of OPEC. How much cheaper do you think it should be? America already pays less for gas than any other country in the world that isn't a member of OPEC. How much cheaper do you think it should be?

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