The Energy Crisis - Fact or Greed, Profit, Control?

What part of this are you particularly mad about? I am not sure I understand...

Is there a lot of oil on the North Slope? Yes

Is gas re-injected? Yes, that is an easy way to get more oil out keeps the field pressure up. Nothing sinister there, gas is re-injected in most oil fields around the world. It also avoids flaring the gas as many oil fields are so remote that there is no gas pipeline to them.

Is none of the North Slope oil allowed to get to the US? Not sure about that one. I know a lot of it goes to Japan, but I am pretty sure at least some goes to the NW US (Washington, Oregon area).

Are US refineries at max production? Not right now, except for diesel, which is indeed in short supply, due to government mandated ULSD. Many of our diesel importers did not update their processes to ULSD so we can't import the diesel we need either.

Has there not been a new refinery constructed in 20 years? Literally true, but very misleading. Existing refineries have been expanded over and over again, so while there has been no new ones, refining capacity has increased. The company I work for is in construction right now to double the capacity of one of our biggest refineries. Does that count as a new one?

Is there enough in Alaska to provide the needs of the US? probably, that is why they keep wanting to open up ANWR.

Does the US keep it out of production to pay back investors in US debt? I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

Would the US economy crash if investors stopped taking on US debt? No doubt, but then the world economies are well enough integrated now, that they could not play that card without hurting themselves as well.

Have we hit "Peak Oil" I don't think so. I think the easy oil may be on the down turn, but I believe there is plenty of oil out there. Especially in deep water. The economics are just now right to go get it.

Will the price of oil fall over the coming years? I think so. We shall see.

why do you blame anyone but yourself. I'd say the present leaders tried to slow down the issue of energy, but we the people won't stand for it. We bought big cars, we stopped development of energy, we added new rules to likit energy, we have become a lot of global warming sheep. So learn to live with it.

BTW the oil from the North Slope does indeed go to the US..