New Oil Field Discovered

                                       Environmentalists Hardest Hit

Chevron announced the finding of a promising new oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, 28,000 feet below sea level off the coast of Louisiana.  During the testing of the first well, they pulled a steady 6,000 barrels/day with no noticeable pressure drop, suggesting the find is quite large, and may even boost American reserves by 50%! That's a lot of oil when the reserves of the third largest oil producer in the world (America) increase by 50%.  If this find proves out, it will be as large as the North Slope find in Alaska during the 1960s. 

 

 

This is extremely good news since it comes only months after environmentalist's continued success in blocking Western oil companies from drilling off the coast of Florida effectively gave all of that oil to China.  I'm guessing they didn't know about this current attempt to make America more energy self-reliant, so were unable to create a species harmed by the drilling in time to block it in the courts.  Kudos to Chevron and friends for keeping the environmentalists in the dark!

Comments

[Paul Prudhome]

I gotta git me some of them shrimps.

If they is only got one leg, then theys tails must be sometin' awesome.

I'll call it 'Blackened Cripple Shrimp Gumbo'.

[Kevin]

And they're all going to die! There is environmental evidence that they are allergic to oil rigs :)

[Steel]

Actually, in the Gulf of Mexico, the shrimps get huge next to oil rigs.

HUGE.

But you can't drive a boat with a trawl around there because platforms are anchored in at last four directions.

Imagine a platform and at every corner, stretched out maybe a quarter mile, is an anchor line.

That keeps the platform stable.

It also keeps them shrimps safe.

BTW. That is how oil platforms are moved.

They draw up on one anchor line and let loose on another.

Ya didn't think they sat there and drilled the same hole forever, did ya?

[Will]

Is it so naive to believe that such a structure might remain static in position? I certainly thought that was the case.

[TINA]

Okay,first we were talking about martial arts,and we end up with rotten herring. Then we're talking oil rigs,and we end up with shrimp...why do I have this sudden urge to have seafood as a midnight snack?

[TINA]

What? With all those waves eternally churning the sea about? Oh,Will, you are an optimist, aren't you?

[Steel]

Will ...

You can't keep drilling in the same place - you will just be getting the same oil. You have to move the platform to be able to drill more holes. There ARE platforms that are stationary, but even they require stabilization against the movement of the sea.

Besides that, many platforms are drilling in water that is a mile deep. Can you imagine a structure that massive?

I wouldn't call it naive, you just didn't know.

Now you do.

That is why I'm here.

[Steel]

TINA ...

Now ya got me thinkin' about seafood.

Sushi.

Ummmm.

[Phoenix]

Oh, I should have put shushi down on the karate post that turned into a commentary on gag-worthy food. Except shushi isn't American.

This post is about slam-dunking the whole gaggle of haughty oil barons like Chavez and Putin and Amandinejhad who seem to think they have a huge trump card to play on us because of our need for oil. This is THE BEST NEWS we've had in YEARS. This changes the entire geopolitical atmosphere to our advantage. HUZZZAY !!!! Clap, clap... (I bet the Oleaginous Trio all went into a collective sigh of 'OH SHIT' when they heard the news....) Heh...

China will not be a problem. I'll say it again. China will not be a problem.

[Kevin]

mmmmm... sushi. It's becoming my favorite meal at home, but we Americanized it. We saute the shrimp on top of the sushi slices in garlic and olive oil. Don't tell the sushi naturalists!

I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's even better than rotten herring.