Comments on: Partisan Energy Debate Rages On http://washingtonindependent.com/3086/partisan-energy-debate-rages-on National News in Context Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:33:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dick Hertz http://washingtonindependent.com/3086/partisan-energy-debate-rages-on/comment-page-1#comment-34927 Dick Hertz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:05 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com/?p=3086#comment-34927 If they had the seismic testing done, if they had the rigs available to drill, if they had magic beans to bring the oil to shore, it would still be sold on the world market for the prevailing price and would be of such a small quantity that it would not lower the price more than a dime. If they had the seismic testing done, if they had the rigs available to drill, if they had magic beans to bring the oil to shore, it would still be sold on the world market for the prevailing price and would be of such a small quantity that it would not lower the price more than a dime.

]]> By: Dick Hertz http://washingtonindependent.com/3086/partisan-energy-debate-rages-on/comment-page-1#comment-4170 Dick Hertz Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:00:05 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com/?p=3086#comment-4170 If they had the seismic testing done, if they had the rigs available to drill, if they had magic beans to bring the oil to shore, it would still be sold on the world market for the prevailing price and would be of such a small quantity that it would not lower the price more than a dime. If they had the seismic testing done, if they had the rigs available to drill, if they had magic beans to bring the oil to shore, it would still be sold on the world market for the prevailing price and would be of such a small quantity that it would not lower the price more than a dime.

]]> By: ajm8127 http://washingtonindependent.com/3086/partisan-energy-debate-rages-on/comment-page-1#comment-4104 ajm8127 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:59:02 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com/?p=3086#comment-4104 "In the face of rising costs — and with winter heating bills expected to be higher than ever this year — lawmakers face pressure to do something, anything, to bring those prices down."<br><br>Again, even if the ban is lifted, the land won't even be available to be leased until 2012. Not to mention the time it will take to explore and setup drilling rigs. Thats why the EIA says there will be no significant increase in supply from offshore drilling until 2030. So there is no way in hell that offshore drilling will make any impact on this years winter heating fuel costs. The democrats really need to explain the facts better to all those misinformed by the republicans that offshore drilling is some sort of magical fix to the energy crisis. “In the face of rising costs — and with winter heating bills expected to be higher than ever this year — lawmakers face pressure to do something, anything, to bring those prices down.”

Again, even if the ban is lifted, the land won't even be available to be leased until 2012. Not to mention the time it will take to explore and setup drilling rigs. Thats why the EIA says there will be no significant increase in supply from offshore drilling until 2030. So there is no way in hell that offshore drilling will make any impact on this years winter heating fuel costs. The democrats really need to explain the facts better to all those misinformed by the republicans that offshore drilling is some sort of magical fix to the energy crisis.

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