Gas Companies using Middle Eastern oil

[UptheMiddle]

Do any of you know if the following figures are true?

Why didn't George W. think of this? Boycott companies that rely heavily upon Middle Eastern oil.
Major companies that import Middle Eastern oil:

Shell......................... 205,742,000 barrels
Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels
Exxon/Mobil............... 130,082,000 barrels
Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels
Amoco............................ 62,231,000 barrels

Large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:

Citgo.......................0 barrels
Sunoco...................0 barrels
Conoco...................0 barrels
Sinclair.....................0 barrels
BP/Phillips..............0 barrels
Hess.......................0 barrels
ARC0...........................0 barrels

Allegedly, all of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. This was an email I received, but I can't find this on the DOE's website.

 

[mOeeOm]

Ok....

 

[0marTheZealot]

lol oil is sold on the global market, it doesn't really matter who buys what. Demand won't go down because you "boycott" one company over another. Eventually, their production won't be able to meet the new demand (shift from Exxon to Sinclair) and then Sinclair would be forced to buy Mid East oil to cover the new demand. Congratulations, you solved exactly nothing.

So long as the United States continues to produce only 7mbd but demand 20mbd, we will be reliant on others for our energy needs.

 

[ntdz]

Because boycotting middle eastern oil will do *nothing*. The companies that don't use the oil will run out of oil and either you will have to go buy from a company that uses middle east oil or the company will start buying middle east oil. You realize the world uses all the oil produced, right? Boycotting middle east oil does absolutely nothing, someone else will just use it.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Yes, that would be a good way to increase conservation, by reducing supply and thus increasing price.

Paying $10 a gallon for gas and increased costs for all transported goods such as food is a small sacrifice for cleaner skies and lower consumption of scarce resources.




Or not.

Personally, I favor using up the rest of the world's oil first instead of (for example) ANWR, so that we have some of our own left when it gets really scarce.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: 0marTheZealot
lol oil is sold on the global market, it doesn't really matter who buys what. Demand won't go down because you "boycott" one company over another. Eventually, their production won't be able to meet the new demand (shift from Exxon to Sinclair) and then Sinclair would be forced to buy Mid East oil to cover the new demand. Congratulations, you solved exactly nothing.

So long as the United States continues to produce only 7mbd but demand 20mbd, we will be reliant on others for our energy needs.

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[dannybin1742]

i know citgo only gets oil form venezuela (they own it), i only fill my car up there, fvck the saudis, fvck the middle east, at least i feel better about sending money to government that attempts to help its citizens with medical and food costs

 

[makken]

Sorry, but only Chevron ever goes into my car, and I won't be changing that anytime soon.

 

[K1052]

IIRC, some of the refiners listed in the "0 barrels" area refine imported sour crude (from Mexico and Venezuela) almost exclusively as only they are set up to handle the high sulfer content. We also import more oil from Canada than anywhere else.

 

[piasabird]

If prices stay high for too long people will just buy smaller cars. People may be trendy, but they will feel the pinch and just buy a smaller sedan or a vehicle that gets a little better milage. I think the government needs to apply some reasonable influence and force manufacturers to make engines smaller and reduce horsepower a little. I feel that we are fully capable of making automobiles that get better gas milage. If they made cars in the 70's that got 40mpg, they can still do that today, if not better. If there was a monetary incentive then the automobile manufacturers would find a solution.

The market today is a world market. There is just so much gasoline and oil in the world. You can decide to not buy gas or oil but that will have no effect on the market. You have to have some kind of fuel or energy to move from point A to point B. They have us over a barrell and they know it!