--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 2/3/07 9:13:20 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Er... And they last how long? And how long have they been exploited? We're > talking the > difference between using up the dregs of an already existing site and > building the infra- > structure from sratch to exploit a pristine site. Entirely different kettle > of fish. > > > We are discovering new sites all the time. An oil field was discovered in > the gulf of Mexico off shore from Texas that is estimated to be able to > produce > about 11% of our needs at current levels. Add to that ANWAR and what they > expect to be able to get out of that and it starts to add up. We may never > hit > the mother load in one place but adding new technologies and new resource we > could become energy independent and never need any more Arab oil. > Pristine.... yeah those tundras are absolutely breath taking, mosquitos and > all. >
Pristine referred to the infrastructure.
