Originally Posted by Taichiliberal
Something you overlooked:
There is much uncertainty regarding the impact of opening ANWR on U.S. oil production and imports, due to several factors:
The size of the underlying resource base. There is little direct knowledge regarding the petroleum geology of the ANWR region. The USGS oil resource estimates are based largely on the oil productivity of geologic formations that exist in the neighboring State lands and which continue into ANWR.
Consequently, there is considerable uncertainty regarding both the size and quality of the oil resources that exist in ANWR. Thus, the potential ultimate oil recovery and potential yearly production are highly uncertain.
Oil field sizes. The size of the oil fields found in ANWR is one factor that will determine the rate at which ANWR oil resources are developed and produced. If the reservoirs are larger than expected, then production would be greater in the 2018 through 2025 timeframe. Similarly, if the reservoirs are smaller than expected, then production would be less.
The quality of the oil and the characteristics of the oil reservoirs. Oil field production rates are also determined by the quality of oil found, e.g., viscosity and paraffin content, and the field’s reservoir characteristics, i.e., its depth, permeability, faulting, and water saturation. This analysis assumes oil quality and reservoir characteristics similar to those associated with the Prudhoe Bay field. If, for example, the oil discovered in ANWR has a considerably higher viscosity than the Prudhoe Bay field oil, e.g., over 10,000 centipoise, then oil production rates would be lower than projected in this analysis.
So essentially it's a lot of "would of" and "might be" and "should be"....and then we have to make sure that US consumption of oil stays the same...and if so, how many YEARS would the ANWR production actually have?
As for the rest of your repetitive drivel.....spare me. Factcheck LISTS its sources, who subsequently list theirs...if one is inclined to do some proper research, which you are evidently not. All you do is just the typical neocon shuffle, you just dismiss any information out of hand, and then you try to discredit the people reporting the information. Mind you, YOU can't prove that what is reported is false..but assumption and insinuation is good enough for you.
You may continue spinning your wheels.