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We can do both, drive down costs, bank some while putting some on the market. The big issue as always is the ability to refine it at a decent pace.

And you just identified our major issue. Refinery capacity, years since one has been approved, although expanded existing facilities.

I've been trying to post the pictures from the Santa Barbara spill from 2015......can't get them to load. Google them if you want to see what it looks like when oil hits the beach. There is a reason that California greatly limited the amount of off shore drilling on their coastline.

Not too mention the Deepwster Horizon disaster that BP did so much minimize how bad it really was. We need stop spending so much money on fossil fuels and develop solar, wind and hydroelectric which is becoming cheaper and is caused way less damage to the environment.

Over 105,000 barrels of heated oil spilled/leaked into the pristine beaches and wildlife area of Santa Barbara Co in 2015. A few of the other spills in that general area of CA are listed below (more have occurred):
Feb 2007, Tar Creek oil spill
Nov 2001, Central Coast Mystery Spill, Santa Barbara
Jan-Apr 2001, Malibu Mystery Spill, Santa Barbara-Long Beach
Sep 1997, Torch/Platform Irene Oil Spill
Feb-Mar 1998, Santa Barbara Mystery Spill
Dec 1993, McGrath Lake Oil Spill
Aug 1992, Avila 1/Avila Beach Oil Spill
Jan-Feb 1969, Santa Barbara oil spill
1946-1994, Guadalupe Oil Field

MSgt Danny Hope - That's the issue when Deepwater Horizon happened the people in charge tried to minimize the damage that was caused and tried to shift the blame like it wasn't their fault.

Oil jobs are temporary once the oil dries up, jobs are gone.