On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 16:08:37 GMT, Rob Perkins wrote:

What dumb comments! We import 80% of all our oil from Saudi Arabia.


No, we do not. Since 60% of all our oil is imported, it's obvious
that we do not import 80% of all our oil from Saudi Arabia.

Most of it comes from Mexico and Venezuela, a simple side effect of
the fact that *they're closer!*

http://www.gravmag.com/oil.html#imports (old data - 1999)
and
http://api-ec.api.org/industry/index.cfm (current)


However, if you disrupt the Middle East oil production, you raise the
global price of the stuff.

true.
or try to use less ( -- less demand -- lower price )

Rob

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