Some hold that US interest in the Middle East has little to do with oil.
“In 2001, United States refineries produced over 90 percent of the gasoline used in the United States. Less than 40 percent of the crude oil used by U.S. refineries was produced in the United States. About 45 percent of gasoline produced in the United States comes from refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast (including Texas and Louisiana).â€
Energy Information Administration (EIA) "Official Energy Statistics from the US Government"
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OIL, STRAIGHT FROM THE BOWSER‘S MOUTH
- Leyla Shen
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MKFaizi
From an email from a friend of mine in Ohio:
I bought an old Nissan pick'em up truck. 201000
miles and 20 years old. I have been tuning it up
because today I will take a long trip to the country.
It is 4x4 and stick shift. It has a 4 cylinder 1.9 liter engine , I
think it will be good on gas. These kinds of trucks
are hard to find, these crazy americans want 8
cylinders and automatic, a very great extravagance to
haul some 108 pound woman and a kid to the soccer
practice.
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MKFaizi
Certainly, I know that rich Americans still want gas guzzling SUVs and such. I have long despised the things. I do think that is going to change. The cost of gasoline -- well, it's getting worse everyday. I do all right until it gets to three bucks a gallon. That is when it starts to hurt.
I have a 1997 Nissan Sentra five speed. Very good gas mileage. Five or six years ago, I could fill it up for nine dollars. Now it costs about twenty six dollars or so. A full tank generally lasts about five or six days of driving.
I am far better off than those driving the SUVs. But, then, their income is much higher so they can absorb it a little better.
If the prices stay high, I think Americans will start clammoring more for alternatives to gasoline.
Plenty to learn from Brazil. Brazil is almost entirely on ethanol produced from sugar cane.
I cannot imagine a time when "we" might be free of the oil mongers. Yet, I think that if gasoline prices keep going higher, it could happen sooner than anyone could think.
Faizi
I have a 1997 Nissan Sentra five speed. Very good gas mileage. Five or six years ago, I could fill it up for nine dollars. Now it costs about twenty six dollars or so. A full tank generally lasts about five or six days of driving.
I am far better off than those driving the SUVs. But, then, their income is much higher so they can absorb it a little better.
If the prices stay high, I think Americans will start clammoring more for alternatives to gasoline.
Plenty to learn from Brazil. Brazil is almost entirely on ethanol produced from sugar cane.
I cannot imagine a time when "we" might be free of the oil mongers. Yet, I think that if gasoline prices keep going higher, it could happen sooner than anyone could think.
Faizi
