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Wasserman Schultz:
‘We’ve really concentrated’ on oil production
The best time to plant an oak tree is ten years ago. The second best
time is now.
Posted by Steve Maley
Friday, May 6th
There was an undeniable uptick in U.S. oil production in 2009 and 2010.
But new DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) tried to take
credit for it:
Like I said, domestic oil production is at its highest point in recent
years. So we’ve actually really concentrated on that.
Democrats patting themselves on the back for oil production increases?
Ba. Lo. Ney.
With all due respect.
Rep. Wasserman Schultz represents the party that always tells you that
there’s no point in looking for new oil fields because it takes 10
years to develop them. Remember?
World-class oil fields can take that long to develop, but it’s a stupid
argument against doing them. For example, fields like BP’s Thunder
Horse and Atlantis, and BHP Billiton’s Shenzi together account for 100%
of the 2009-10 growth in Gulf of Mexico production. All these fields
were discovered 10 years ago or more, and the owners had the foresight
to stick with them even through times when the oil price was as low as
$10 per barrel (1999). Back then Barack Obama was still an unknown
Illinois state senator, and Wasserman Schultz was in the Florida state
house.
Here’s what was predicted for BP’s big fields back in 2008, before
you-know-who was elected:
When running at full tilt, Thunder Horse alone will increase overall
U.S. oil and gas production by 3.6 percent. Add BP’s Atlantis platform
that started up last year, and the boost grows to 6.4 percent.
Onshore, fields usually don’t take so long to develop. Just in the past
few years, there has been an oil drilling boom in places like North
Dakota and South Texas, and those booms are partly responsible for the
production uptick. But the Feds, and certainly not the Dems, deserve
zero credit for the Bakken Shale and the Eagleford Shale booms. Those
plays were driven by technology and entrepreneurial, independent oil
men.
And we’re nowhere near where we should be:
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said the slowing of permit approval
will result in the loss of 250,000 barrels a day of production this
year and 500,000 in 2012. [Hmmm... sounds familiar. - Ed.]
The moratorium has stopped us from looking for the next Thunder Horse
or Atlantis. If the Bakken Shale were on public, not private lands,
they’d be trying to shut that down, too.
Oh. Wait.
No, the answer to our energy woes lies in our private sector, not in
Washington, and certainly not in the Democratic Party. And for them to
try to take credit for this uptick is laughably pathetic.
While we’re at it, here’s Rep. Wasserman Schultz’s voting record on
energy:
Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refineries. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s interview on Fox and Friends with Brian
Kilmeade.
Thanks for all the “help”, Congresswoman.
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