Things to know about our Energy Today - Post One

Things to know about our Energy Today
Post One
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The world's top five crude oil-producing countries are:

1st- Saudi Arabia
2nd- Russia
3rd- United States
4th- Iran
5th- China

Over one-fourth of the crude oil produced in the United States is produced offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

The top crude oil-producing states are:

1st- Texas
2nd- Alaska
3rd- California
4th- Louisiana
5th- Oklahoma

The amount of crude oil produced (domestically) in the United States has been getting smaller each year. However, the use of products made from crude oil has been growing, making it necessary to bring more oil from other countries. About 59.5 percent of the crude oil and petroleum products used in the United States come from other countries.
(Info from DOE)

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With the cost of oil going through the roof... and all so many products having to use oil to make them... no wonder everything is costing so much today.

Did you know that just under 60% of our oil is imported... costing us over $1,000,000,000 every day!

Question: What are we going to use in the place of oil to help make all of these products listed below?
(Not to mention all of those products not listed...)

A Few Products Made From Oil Today

Artificial Limbs
Anesthetics
Antihistamines

Ammonia

Aspirin
Antiseptics

Artificial Turf
Awnings
Bandages

Beach Umbrellas

Battery Cases
Ballpoint Pens

Boats
Credit Cards

Cold Cream
Clothing Ink
Cassettes

Candles

Car Parts
Cortisone
Combs

Cameras

Curtains
Crayons
Caulking

Car Enamel
Carpets

Deodorant

Denture Adhesive
Dentures
Detergents
Drinking Cups
Dashboards
Dishwashing Liquids

Dyes
Eyeglasses
Electric Blankets
Enamel

Epoxy paint

Electrical Tape
Floor Wax

Food Preservatives

Fertilizers
Fishing Lures
Fishing Boots
Faucet Washers
Glycerin Guitar Strings

Golf Bags
Golf Balls
House Paint

Hair Coloring

Hair Curlers

Heart Valves
Hearing Aids
Insect Repellent

Ice Cube Trays

Ice Buckets
Insecticides
Ice Chests

Life Jackets
Loudspeakers

LP Records
Lipstick
Movie Film

Model Cars
Motorcycle Helmets
Mops
Nail Polish
Nylon Rope
Oil Filters
Pantyhose

Petroleum Jelly
Percolators
Perfumes
Parachutes

Plywood Adhesive
Putty
Pillows

Refrigerator Linings

Rubber Cement

Rubbing Alcohol
Refrigerants
Roller Skates Wheels
Roofing
Shoes
Shoe Polish

Shower Curtains

Shower Doors
Safety Glass
Salad Bowl
Solvents
Skis

Sound Insulation
Tape Recorders

Typewriter Ribbons

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste
Toilet Seats
Telephones

Transparent Tape
Tents

Tennis Rackets
TV Cabinets

Tires
Unbreakable Dishes
Upholstery
Vacuum Bottles
Vitamin Capsules

And the list goes on...
As prices keep going higher.

File photo from DoE
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AubreyJ.........
Tuesday, May 20, 2008