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[Clansgian AT wmconnect.com]

> Isn't it true that there are many oil reserves in the US that are 
> untapped due to some form of governmental high-handedness?  Typically 
> that is the "help" I expect from government.
> 

There is very little.  As Don pointed out, the US's (lower 48) oil production 
peaked in 1970.  All the combined known reserves of oil, including the Gulf 
and Alaska, if brought fully online at maximum production would only account 
for a small percent of our present consumption.   </HTML>