Just a thought

[Dale]

Just a thought.
The Saudis are boycotting American goods and raising the price of oil / gas to unheard-of prices .... just because ???

a) They dislike Americans
b) They dislike Americans
c) They dislike Americans
d) All Of The Above

Well I say we should return the favor!

An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.

I do quite a bit of travel ... investigating and profiling "PEOPLE" & hunting down leads that may one day save lives. Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends. Duuh!

I think it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern oil.

These companies 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
If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! (oil is now $55-$60 a barrel)


Here are some 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

[gotglass?]

don't forget the Saudis also own Citi Bank..... think about how you borrow against terrorist money

[bc]

where do the 'good' companies get their oil from, I'm interested.

[Chris Juedemann]

where do the 'good' companies get their oil from, I'm interested.


http://www.althippo.com/images/anwr.jpg


ANWR, soon enough.

Chris

[vetropod]

ANWR and places in South America where they send mercenaries in to kill off tribes who live on the land....









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[Dale M.]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/saudigas.asp

Dale M.

[Firekist]

unless this is a freak coincidence dale.. this is a chain letter that came out in 1999 (according to web pages), more or less. web pages have been setup that talk about this particular chain letter. you can do a search and find out all you want. google for "urban legend oil gas" and they're there.
the best links on some of these web pages are to official governemnt sites that track oil purchasing. so, here's the REAL list of companies and where they get their oil.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/summary2005.html
for those that don't click or visit government websites..heh
Company Total Persian Gulf % Persian Gulf
EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP 253,055 64,751 26%
VALERO MKTG & SUPPLY CO 162,530 61,573 38%
SUNOCO INC 133,391 0 0%
CHEVRON CORP 133,112 50,885 38%
PHILLIPS 66 CO 118,538 9,008 8%
MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC 115,643 90,530 78%
BP PRODTS N AMER INC 99,783 15,220 15%
MARATHON ASHLAND PETRO LLC 91,074 40,151 44%
CITGO PETRO CORP 82,040 528 1%
FLINT HILLS RESOURCES LP 74,713 5,734 8%
SHELL OIL CO 58,419 0 0%
PREMCOR REFG GROUP INC THE 55,267 16,406 30%
CONOCO INC 50,425 3,237 6%
PHILLIPS PETRO CO 41,146 1,921 5%
LYONDELL CITGO REFG LP 40,748 0 0%
TOTAL PETROCHEM USA INC 32,765 11,262 34%
BP WEST COAST PRODTS LLC 28,996 15,361 53%
TESORO PETRO CORP 25,120 3,509 14%
PDV MIDWEST REFG LLC 24,987 1,000 4%
SHELL US TRADG CO 24,846 0 0%
MURPHY OIL USA INC 24,679 4,516 18%
PORT ARTHUR COKER CO 24,281 0 0%
CHALMETTE REFG LLC 19,009 0 0%
CITGO ASPH REFG CO 13,651 0 0%
ASTRA OIL CO INC 12,329 0 0%
TESORO HAWAII CORP 12,037 4,419 37%
SHELL CHEM LP 11,670 0 0%
UNITED REFG CO 11,586 0 0%
GIANT YORKTOWN INC 10,779 0 0%
CHS INC 7,638 0 0%
VITOL S A INC 7,036 0 0%
SINCLAIR OIL CORP 6,984 0 0%
HUNT CRUDE OIL SUPPLY CO 5,632 2,284 41%
PLAINS MKTG LP (HOUSTON TX) 5,365 0 0%
FRONTIER OIL & REFG 4,789 0 0%
LION OIL CO 4,518 4,518 100%
KOCH SUPPLY & TRDG CO 3,616 1,710 47%
SUNCOR ENERGY (USA) INC 3,583 0 0%
ERGON REFG INC 3,205 0 0%
TRIGEANT LTD 1,621 0 0%
EDGINGTON OIL CO INC 1,506 0 0%
SEMPRA ENERGY TRADING CORP 1,386 0 0%
MONTANA REFG CO 1,339 0 0%
NCRA 1,283 0 0%
FLYING J PETRO INC 1,015 0 0%
SHELL OIL PRODTS US 970 0 0%
PLAINS MKTG LP 874 476 54%
PLAINS MKTG CANADA LP 366 0 0%
PARAMOUNT PETRO CORP 352 0 0%
ATLANTIC TRDG & MKTG INC 207 0 0%

Persian Gulf includes = Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates.

super america is marathon
i can't find who kwik trip is.

anyway.. this page http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/pet_data_publications.html
has links to most of the info you want.

now.. it's time to fire up my propane fueled torch... .........
z---seth

[Brian Newman]

Your government supports the Saudi royal family. The deal was that you have first right of refusal in exchange for protection by your millitary. This whole "war on terrorism" is a bad joke.
The legal definition of "terrorism" is useing fear for political ends. Who are they trying to scare by declaring war? And what were the demands of these so-called terrorists?
Used to be, someone would hi-jack a plane full of rich (relatively speaking) tourists and travellers, and demand the release of prisoners in return. Thus plane hi-jackers were considered terrorists. But the batch that happened on 9-11 were an act of war on the system that was to blame in their eyes for an average of 35615 children who starve to death evey day.
That is almost 10X the number of people those "terrorists" killed, and I have never been asked to observe a moments silence for them other than to be quiet about it!
They have good reason to hate us.
But we still have more to fear ourselves than the saudi's. I think it was in the twenties that the cartoon character Pogo said "We have gone forth and met the enemy, and he is us!"
Considering the Saudi's hatemongers just fuels the fire.

Brian.

[Brian Newman]

Why can't we all just get abong?

[skip]

I walk more places than I drive. Get a bike. Try not using as much gas PERIOD. I am probably going to go Bio diesel pretty soon. Just isn't a good time to buy a new car for me right now.

[FredLight]

I've put alot of miles on my feet in the past 2 months. As far as driving, I've taken the lead outta my foot and have started putting around, attaining an average of 32 mpg! That's up from 22-25 mpg from months prior. And consider this, driving to Winship...$6...Shipping from Winship $7.50, just a buck fifty to avoid traffic.
I'd love to convert my Protege to run on propane, any info about that? (sorry, someone said hijacking)

[Greymatter Glass]

Dont forget the gulf of mexico, west texas, southern NM and california.

Most of the gasoline around here comes from crude pumped within 200 miles of here.

America DOES impact the global price of oil, no matter where it comes from.

-Doug