Look what the Iranians are buying and what they are buying it with?

[JTS]

Thanks, not my area of expertise for sure, just looking at it from the outside... so we are back to my original statement... it's the politicians fault and the red tape created from them.... if that is ever addressed and corrected to be more helpful, I think we can handle the "other forces" that effect the oil prices...

[deerplanter]

Thanks, not my area of expertise for sure, just looking at it from the outside... so we are back to my original statement... it's the politicians fault and the red tape created from them.... if that is ever addressed and corrected to be more helpful, I think we can handle the "other forces" that effect the oil prices...

Some of the blame could be put on the politicians but most should be put on on the refineries board of directors, instead of trying to merge all oil companies into one they should had been expanding. Just look at your large successful companies they are always improving their operations. I have been with the company I'm with now for 20 years and just this one plant has doubled in size and done all kinds of debottle necking to where the same old units preform three times more than designed. The costs are high now to build but that is what capitol projects are for and the tax breaks given to the companies to expand. Oh and by the way I have several buddies that work as operators in some of these refineries and they are not running at full rates, why? Your guess is as good as mine but I bet it's $$$.

[mesquitecountry]

Buying high dollar oil is good for our economy!

Also Oil companies arent making money!

[JTS]

Buying high dollar oil is good for our economy!

Also Oil companies arent making money!

Personally they should follow my investment strategies... buy high and sell low. It would be a win for everyone, except me and them.

[JTS]

Oh and by the way I have several buddies that work as operators in some of these refineries and they are not running at full rates, why? Your guess is as good as mine but I bet it's $$$.

Now that is BS. If they are "manipulating" it they should be auditted and dragged across a congressional committe before anymore major league'rs or NFL pros.

[Bily Lovec]

NIMBY...is as large a hurdle as politics...

[whysixb]

So what does Bush have to do with oil? Didn't he have a lot money invested in it a while back? If I were a betting man, I would bet that all of congrees has secret stocks in petro products, that's why they don't want to stop the increase of prices.

[paintman]

WHERE DO YOU THINK THE STIMULAS MONEY REALLY CAME FROM?CHINA?YA RIGHT ITS ALREADY OUR MONEY,do you really think china(who hates the usa)would give us a billion dollar loan,think about it

[Throwin Darts]

So what does Bush have to do with oil? Didn't he have a lot money invested in it a while back? If I were a betting man, I would bet that all of congrees has secret stocks in petro products, that's why they don't want to stop the increase of prices.

[/ATTACH]

good thing is that since most of these big oil companies are publicly traded you can own stock in them too. get you some! The success of your oil and gas stocks can dull the pain a little bit of paying more at pump.

[aggie82josh]

WHERE DO YOU THINK THE STIMULAS MONEY REALLY CAME FROM?CHINA?YA RIGHT ITS ALREADY OUR MONEY,do you really think china(who hates the usa)would give us a billion dollar loan,think about it

China would give us a Billion Dollar loan in split second. Why? Because they already have a butt load of our dollars as it is. And when they get enough of it, they hold our economy in the palm of their hands. Once they get to that point they can put our country into a depression by pressing one buttion and flooding the market with US dollars, which in turn would make the value of the dollar worth near nothing. You think oil is expensive now, wait until that happens.

[Tommyh]

If china ruins our economy, their yenn would drop at the same rate as our dollar, so doing so would only hurt them as well. They have it set to our dollar because they have so much invested in us as it is.