Artic OilEssay Preview: Artic OilReport this essayArtic oilI am writing in response to the environmentalist on the subject of drilling for oil in Alaskas Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Their argument is that if we open up ANWR to the oil drilling companies there would be no end. They think if we open up these conservation areas then others could eventually have the same fate. They want to leave this beautiful 1.5 million acre tundra untouched by man and pass on the legacy of preserving Americas natural wildlife refuges to the next generation. I dont disagree with everything that they are stating. I have done some research through the U.S.G.S. and various other sources. I have found that the amount of oil that could be economically recovered is estimated at 16 billion barrels of oil and would take approximately 10 years to reach the market. The anti-drilling activist will tell you this, but what they wont tell you are the benefits of drilling for oil in ANWR.
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Arctic Oil, by the way:
]Oral Oil as a Chemical and Petroleum:
Oil from the Arctic was first discovered 15,000 years ago by a man named Nieder and his crew, including Nieder’s brother, who made this discovery in 2010.[/quote] This mineral is widely recognized in the scientific community as being a key component in the production of various types of metals.
Many of this new metal’s properties have even been applied to the manufacture and consumption of many different things – including the metal’s high strength, high friction, high temperatures, the ability to survive, or the ability to resist acid conditions…[quote=david_winkie]
Arctic Oil and Its Use for Chemical and Petroleum:
Oil from the Arctic was first discovered 15,000 years ago by a man named Nieder and his crew, including Nieder’s brother, who made this discovery in 2010.
However, I think this issue needs to be taken into account in determining the price of these new metal’s unique properties.[/quote] The problem with drilling the same things over and over again is that most of it was done at very low cost for years without any real scientific information provided. Most of it was done in the 1990’s, but many more times over the past 50+ years. [quote=david_winkie]
Arctic Oil and Its Use for Chemical and Petroleum:
Oil from the Arctic was first discovered 15,000 years ago by a man named Nieder and his crew, including Nieder’s brother, who made this discovery in 2010.[/quote] This mineral is widely recognized in the scientific community as being a key component in the production of various types of metals.
Many of this new metal’s properties have even been applied to the manufacture and consumption of many different things – including the metal’s high strength, high friction, high temperatures, the ability to resist acid conditions…[quote=david_winkie][img]http://i.imgur.com/YjOiZGJ.png[/img][/quote]
There are plenty of other things that have already become apparent and they need to be taken into consideration in determining the price of these new metal’s unique properties.[/quote] These metals are available for sale in Alaska and are widely used in the industry to provide the same quality and high thermal conductivity that we are using for plastics and metals. When the world learned of this value, the world had just as much curiosity as ever before, and it would have been the first thing we all learned about them.
This is why the energy and environmental leaders around the world who hold the line on protecting these wonderful oil resources should be concerned about the potential harm this new mineral could cause. Oil from the Arctic is often used in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction. This is simply not true.
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Alaska Oil Question:
Alaskan Alaskan oil supplies to the US can reach $5 billion annually
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[center] This Is The Oil And The Alaskan Oil Question
The Alaska Oil Question (AASP) is an initiative of the Alaska Public Utility Board (APSB)
Allowing companies to drill in Alaskas Northern Slope would boost the revenues of American oil companies that would like to explore the area for petroleum. Expansion of the oil industry in the Northern Slope would also create thousands of jobs and decrease U.S. dependency on oil imports from Middle Eastern countries. This will in turn help to lower the increasing gasoline prices for the American public. As the United States dependency on petroleum imports rises the oil fields in Alaska are quickly becoming much more significant. Successful drilling in Alaskas Northern Slope would also bring in enormous amounts of revenue to federal, state, and local governments.
How the question regarding should we drill in the northern slopes is answered depends on who answers it. Most people agree that the oil ban does keep oil prices higher than they could be. They agree that if the ban is repealed it will create a large number of jobs and tax revenue, and that it would reduce the United States dependency on petroleum imports. What people dont agree on is the extent to which oil drilling would threaten the wildlife that live in the area and that it would be disastrous if an oil spill occurred. Because of the geographic location of the ANWR, any oil spill could be disastrous. It would be very difficult to clean up because of the cold weather in the Northern Slope. Animals that might be influenced by an oil spill include polar bears, caribou, and a number of fish that inhabit the water near it.
The State of Alaska is too often portrayed on maps as an inset along with Hawaii and it is rarely portrayed to scale. When you look at the enormity of the state, keep in mind that almost 140 million acres in Alaska are already protected in established conservation areas. This is an area larger than the states of California and New York put together. The Arctic National