there might be some light at the end of the tunnel after all

[R13]

Offshore drilling needs to be done, but its only part of the answer to the huge question "How do we lower prices and not be so dependent on foreign oil"?. The refineries that you are talking about will take awhile to get up, after all that the US will still be suffering with the prices.

According to the Energy Information Administration, if Congress lifted the moratorium on offshore drilling, by 2030, oil crude production in the "lower-48? outer continental shelf will increase by about 200,000 barrels per day. Really do you think thats going to help that much? No, its a step but one of many.

[TheBeast]

We're not really "dependant" on foreign oil, the foreign oil is dependant on us buying it to keep there economies going. We have enough oil available and still in the ground to serve our needs for a long long time.