From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Tue Mar 29 2005 - 21:12:05 PST
Speaking of gas - now only $2.28 for regular in Northern Indiana. But
hey it isn't $3.00 yet, at least not today.
Mike wrote:
> Sounds like a good idea but did you confirm the info or just forward it? It could just be urban legend. For one thing Amoco and BP have merged haven't they? I have also heard that gas comes to my part of the country by barge and that it is off loaded into multiple brands of trucks.
>
> Still, if enough people did it, it would get their attention. I wouldn't limit it to just Saudis oil but all middle east oil.
>
> MV content.
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> If a whole lot of people did it, it might just shorten the war and end up in fewer MV's getting sent over and more to surplus some day.
>
> Mike
> Tishomingo, MS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Lane <tlane@mobynet.com>
> Sent: Mar 28, 2005 1:13 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] MV, Gasoline/Diesel]
>
> MV collectors and operators,
>
>>The Gasoline Issue, is starting to really bug me.
>>
>> WHERE TO BUY YOUR GAS,
>> THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW.
>>
>>Why didn't George W. and the other energy guru's, think of this?
>>Gas rationing in the 80's worked even though we grumbled about
>>it. It might even be good for us again!
>>
>>The Saudis are "boycotting" American goods.
>>We should return the favor, BIGTIME!!!!!
>>
>>An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS from the stations that buy their oil.
>>
>>Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into
>>the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don't
>>import their oil from the Saudis.
>>
>>Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up
>>the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me,
>>my family, and my friends.
>>
>>I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies
>>are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle
>>Eastern oil :
>>
>>Shell............................. 205,742,000 barrels
>>Chevron/Texaco.......... 144,332,000 barrels
>>Exxon /Mobil................ 130,082,000 barrels
>>Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels
>>Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels
>>
>>If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18
>>BILLION! Note: The price of oil is now over $50/barrel- - -increasing
>>the take to about $30 Billion
>>
>>Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
>>
>>Citgo.......................0 barrels
>>Sunoco..................0 barrels
>>Conoco...................0 barrels
>>Sinclair....................0 barrels
>>BP/Phillips..............0 barrels
>>Hess........................0 barrels
>>
>>ARC0....................0 barrels
>>
>>All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and
>>each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they
>>are importing.
>>
>>But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas
>>buyers.
>>
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>
> Thanks for the bandwidth, I hope it makes the SAUDI's and OPEC, suffer.
> terry lane
>
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