This has probable been posted but I received an e-mail from my friend about oil. By the way this is not related to the "War" in Iraq but the war on terror. GASOLINE SOLUTION! > > We CAN buy gasoline that's not from Middle East. > Why didn't George W. think of this? Gas rationing in > the 80's worked even though we grumbled about it. > It might even be good for us! > > The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should > return the favor. An interesting thought is to > boycott their GAS. 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! > > 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 > > 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.They report on a monthly basis. Keep this > list in your car; share it with friends. Stop paying > for terrorism.............
Even if it were true, it would be pointless since oil is fungible. The only way to hurt them is to consume less oil.