C.J.
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26 X World Champs said:Are you a super geologist? I ask because it is my understanding that if we sucked all the oil out of ANWAR it would not produce more than ONE YEAR'S supply of oil for the USA, so please, Mr. Geologist, please explain how ANWAR is the solution to our oild dependency?
It's supposed to be between a year and a half and two year supply, but that is if it were the only oil we used for that period, and of course it would and could not be.
Why, because projected peak output would be approximately 1.4 million barrels per day, which would be substantial (More than Texas+Louisiana or California+Louisiana produce daily), but certainly not enough to stop using oil from all other sources. Divide the 1.4 million barrels per day, by the estimated 10.4 billion barrels of expected recoverable oil, then divide by 365 and that will tell you how many years it will add to the total supply, not replace it. Off the top of my head that is somewhat over 20 years isn't it? It would just add to the availability pool, that's all.