Drilling The Big GOP Lie: The US Exports More Gasoline Than It Imports

[Tx4obama]

The Republican Party seems to think Americans are stupid and will not dig into the “facts” that they spew. This is especially the case with oil drilling, exploration and so called energy independence.

The Republicans have told the American people that we need to drill for more oil, build refineries and build pipelines all in the name of energy independence. Yet as CNBC pointed out in December of 2011, the United States is EXPORTING more refined fuel, gasoline, than it imports for the first time in 50 years.

“For all refined petroleum products, the U.S. in the first 10 months of 2011 exported 848 million barrels and imported 750 million. Lipow said he believes this if the first time since World War II that the U.S. will be a net exporter of refined petroleum products, but government data on the EIA website only goes back to 1973.”

SNIP

Full article here: http://www.politicususa.com/en/gop-gasoline-export


Take that ya fibbing ol' GOPers!

[bbinacan]

1. It sounds like

we are the world's refiner.

[napoleon_in_rags]

7. Yeah, I think you're right: combine this article with the MJ article linked to in post #5:

MJ:
" the United States continues to import a net of 9.4 million barrels per day" (crude and refined)

Check out what the eia has to say:
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_wkly_dc_NUS-Z00_mbblpd_w.htm
Check out total products imported exported vs crude oil imported and exported.

[BeaufortPenguin]

2. The Whole Oil & Gas Industry

Is nothing but a lie.

[A Simple Game]

3. So by your header you say the big GOP lie is that "The US Exports More Gasoline Than It Imports".

Then in the body of your text you show that it is the truth, I'm confused?

[Tx4obama]

4. No.

I didn't say anything. That is the title of the article.

The part that says: The US Exports More Gasoline Than It Imports
isn't what the GOP says. That part of the subject line is a 'statement' that debunks the GOP lie.

Perhaps the 'author' should have used a 'period' instead of the 'colon' for clarity.

[earthside]

5. U.S. is a BIG Importer of Oil

While it is true that we cannot drill our way to energy independence in the United States, all that this story really means is that big oil corporations are willing and eager to export refined product for a hefty profit even at the expense of the American consumer.

Breaking: America Still a Huge Importer of Energy
Kevin Drum | Tue Nov. 29, 2011
Mother Jones
http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/11/america-still-huge-importer-energy

"Before you get too excited about this, you should know that it's completely ridiculous. It's true that the United States has recently been importing lower volumes of refined petroleum products and exporting higher volumes. It's even true that shale oil and fracking have increased U.S. production of crude oil and gas in recent years, and that, combined with the Great Recession, means that net imports of all petroleum products have declined sinced 2005. Nonetheless, as the EIA chart below shows, when you add up both crude oil and refined products, the United States continues to import a net of 9.4 million barrels per day. That's 3.4 billion barrels per year."

[BeaufortPenguin]

6. Nationalize The Industry

And allow the government to keep the profits of the natural resources of this country's citizens rather than putting more gold in the pockets of the 1%ers.