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.

I thought 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........................... 205,7 42,000 barrels

Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels

Exxon/Mobil...... ......... 130,082,000 barrels

Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels

Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels

Citgo gas is from South America, from a Dictator who hates
Americans. If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to
over $18 BILLION! (oil is now $90 - $100 a barrel).

Here are so me large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:

Sunoco..................0 barrels

Conoco..................0 barrels

Sinclair..................0 barrels

BP/Phillips.............0 barrels

Hess.................... ..0 barrels

ARC0.....................0 barrels

All of this information is available from the Department of Energy
and each is required to state where t hey get their oil and how much
they are importing.

 

I can relate to your fears, but I can also relate to the economy. If I need fuel, I am going to the cheapest station to spend my 100+ dollar bill.

 

the joys of a global economy...
we buy products from the rest of the world. We pay what the rest of the world pays. Sure there are some countries that have cheaper fuel (S$.51/liter in Brunei), but they aren't buying fuel on the open market.

 

Any of you that drive by tank farms know tankers for several companies fill up from the same tanks . I've seen Shelll , BP , and Flying J tankers in the same line . Why do you think the tankers delivering to most gas stations are from a transportation company not using a brand name ? They all use some Middle Eastern oil . http://www.espa.net/index.mv?screen=aboutEspa_role

 

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

 

Better yet, lets send a message to the oil companies. Lets not buy any gas or diesel on Tuesday next week! That will show them.



I know we are going to see these e-mails again and again as the fuel prices get higher. The only way we stop buying oil from the middle east is to find another supplier. ANWAR comes to mind. Coal liqification and drilling off the coast of Florida and California also come to mind. Not to mention the oil field in North Dakota I read about the other day. Then there is the oil field in the gulf that is mostly in our waters but the tiny bit of it sticking into international waters is getting drilled by the Chinese. We have more then enough coal and oil to be completely energy independent for the next 200+ years (some figures I have read say longer) if we would just use it!