Incredibly intelligent post. Unfortunately, you underestimate the level of
emotion with the big oil haters. They think that they could not possibly
get into the energy business, likely due to a conspiracy.

Gasoline is really running only $1.40 per gallon except for taxes and maybe
higher transport costs or local mandates that add refining costs (if your
state mandates refining processes or has managed to keep the refineries out
of everyone's backyard, then you are paying more). There is no one to blame
except for environmentalists and shieks, and even they are not doing so much
damage that the stuff is not cheaper than bottled water.

Otherwise, any bank in town would loan you the money to open an oil or gas
company. Unless they are in a conspiracy with big oil?

BTW there is plenty of oil and natural gas available in the US. The good
peoples of California and Florida have decided their beach views are more
important than the rest of our pocketbooks. The folks in the lower 48 have
prevented use of much of Alaskan reserves, and the nice people of Colorado
and some of their neighbors are sitting on the natural gas we need.

This will only change when no one can afford to drive to see the sites that
we are supposedly preserving for them and their grand children. When the
tourist industry is wiped out due to high fuel prices, they will stop
backing the environmental lobbies. That is when the change will occur.




"tongaloa" wrote in message
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Build a refinery!
Find some oil!
Make some $!

How?

Well I'm looking for work (sold business, relocated).
I have board level managerial experience, oil industry experience,
geophysics degree and exploration experience. My ChE uncle built
refineries for ARAMCO for 30 years, is bored with retirement, and
ready to work.

If there is all this obscene profit, as proposed, then it makes sense
to get into the business. Am I right?

Will need serious players to finance...

Are any of you bitchin turkeys serious enough to put up some bucks and
put together a company? Go look at free edgar for some financials on the
competition. If you still think you can play, write.

t