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To: Brumar89 who wrote (296)	6/12/2008 3:32:44 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86355

Proven reserves are a fluctuating number, dependent on drilling that h/b done to prove them. Its not like the proven reserve number is a fixed quantity of oil that represents all we can ever use. It's fluctuated less than 10% over 10 years. It's not like it's going to change 50%, or even 20%. I'm not sure what you're talking about re. the 84K acres leased in 2006, but it doesn't surprise me at all that acreage leased in '06 hasn't been drilled yet. Doesn't mean it won't be. Well then let's approve the other places when they start drilling at the currently approved places. I keep hearing a sense of urgency from you guys that doesn't seem to be shared by the guys that are supposed to 'drill us out of this crisis'. I hear that argument used to justify not opening up ANWR for exploration and etc. So what if we can't achieve 100% energy independence from domestic reserves alone. We're still better off producing as much as we can here. If only for balance of payments reasons. Listen, I'm for opening ANWR and for the 50 mile limit (and that's about 51 miles from my home). But I'm also for a trade with the oil companies... 'use it or lose it'. If they are not going to drill, then we are wasting out time and political energy. The low hanging fruit is improving oil efficiency. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You don't have to ban drilling to improve oil efficiency. Saying we should be more efficient is not an argument against drilling. I didn't say it was. But you folks act like we can drill our way out of this; we can't. We can increase efficiency and get past this problem. Yet it's never mentioned on this 'Politics of Energy' board.