Offshore Drilling Ban to be Lifted by Bush

[BarTopDancer]

We need to use what we have.

This just speaks volumes to the American culture. We don't want what is old and still functional when we can have new. Why use the old land, we can just drill in to new places.

[David E]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

We need to use what we have.

This just speaks volumes to the American culture. We don't want what is old and still functional when we can have new. Why use the old land, we can just drill in to new places.

This does happen in cases where it is cheaper to do something new. In this case, I don't think it applies. Believe me, to the extent that mainland oil lease lands can produce, they will be used by the leaseholders or get subleased to someone who will. It's way more expensive to build and ship from Alaska.