Maybe nuclear power plants, wind farms and in the future, water. I think CO has provisions for water rights in its ownership contracts. As resources dwindle, federal, state and municipal governments can argue eminent domain.
On Oct 26, 9:01�pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What other Business would Lease such Land? > > Idiot. > > On Oct 26, 6:51�pm, "Mark Kahle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > NO. no more than any other business placed there. > > > On 10/26/08, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Does the extraction of the Oil generate Income for the Government or > > > not? > > > > On Oct 26, 6:32 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Gaar, > > > > > Big woop. > > > > > Bottom line, the oil belongs to the oil company than owns the lease > > > > and they will sell it to the highest bidder on the international > > > > market. No such thing as 'American oil". What you mean is simply oil > > > > found and drilled on American territory. > > > > > On Oct 26, 7:59 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > The money the Government makes isn't from the Oil they extract... > > > > > > It is from the Leases required to extract it. > > > > > > Your ignorance on thematter notwithstanding. > > > > > > On Oct 26, 3:14 pm, "Mark Kahle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > how does that put them on US soil??? We all know there is NO US oil > > > > > > regardles if they drill in the Gulf or in central Oklahoma. ... it > > > > > > is > > > > > > sold on the WORLD market by international companies.... not one DROP > > > > > > is < quote > US OIL < unquote>. > > > > > > > Until the government OWNS a well and the drilling company and the > > > > > > refinery.... it is not and can not be US oil. > > > > > > > By the way.... slant and horizontal drilling is LEGAL in the US. > > > > > > > On 10/26/08, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >http://www.nysun.com/business/oil-battle-shapes-up-off-florida/80151/ > > > > > > > > The issue emerged as a flare point last week when Vice President > > > > > > > Cheney said China was drilling for oil off Cuba. Democrats hotly > > > > > > > disputed that claim, but even they acknowledge China has leased > > > > > > > exploration rights in the area. > > > > > > > > On Oct 26, 12:11 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/china_starts_oil_drilling.html > > > > > > > > > WHILE AMERICA TWIDDLES THUMBS, CHINESE TAP BILLIONS OF BARRELS > > > > > > > > > By Mike Blair > > > > > > > > > While Washington dithers over exploiting oil and gas reserves > > > > > > > > off the > > > > > > > > coast of Florida, China has seized the opportunity to gobble up > > > > > > > > these > > > > > > > > deposits, which run throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and > > > > > > > > along > > > > > > > > the U.S. Gulf coast. > > > > > > > > > The Chinese have forged a deal with Cuban leader Fidel Castro to > > > > > > > > explore and tap into massive oil reserves almost within sight > > > > > > > > of Key > > > > > > > > West, Florida. At the same time, Venezuelan President Hugo > > > > > > > > Chavez, who > > > > > > > > controls the largest oil reserves in the Western Hemisphere, is > > > > > > > > making > > > > > > > > deals to sell his country s oil to China, oil that is currently > > > > > > > > coming > > > > > > > > to the United States. > > > > > > > > > Meanwhile, a new left-wing populist regime in Bolivia has > > > > > > > > nationalized > > > > > > > > the natural gas industry, threatening to cut off supplies to the > > > > > > > > United States. > > > > > > > > > SLANT DRILLING > > > > > > > > > There are new reports out circulating that Chinese firms are > > > > > > > > planning > > > > > > > > to slant drill off the Cuban coast near the Florida Straits, > > > > > > > > tapping > > > > > > > > into U.S. oil reserves that are estimated at 4.6 billion to 9.3 > > > > > > > > billion barrels. This compares with 4 billion to 10 billion > > > > > > > > barrels > > > > > > > > believed to be beneath the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, > > > > > > > > where > > > > > > > > drilling is held up in Congress due to the objections of > > > > > > > > environmental > > > > > > > > groups which warn of endangering caribou. Permission to drill > > > > > > > > in the > > > > > > > > refuge, which experts are certain will not present any > > > > > > > > environmental > > > > > > > > hazard, has failed by just two votes in the Senate. > > > > > > > > > As Chinese business increases its reach around the world, it is > > > > > > > > seeking oil, which it lacks domestically. > > > > > > > > > After elections in Mexico in early July, when a new regime > > > > > > > > hostile to > > > > > > > > Washington is expected to take power, the United States might be > > > > > > > > without supplies of Mexican crude oil. The United States gets > > > > > > > > about 40 > > > > > > > > percent of its imported oil from Mexico and Venezuela. > > > > > > > > > China is eager to tap into oil reserves in the Florida Straits > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > then make a deal with Castro to control it. The Chinese have > > > > > > > > already > > > > > > > > reopened an abandoned Russian oil refinery in Cuba. Much of the > > > > > > > > gas > > > > > > > > refined there is believed to be destined for Freeport in the > > > > > > > > Bahamas, > > > > > > > > where the Chinese, through front company Hutchison-Whampoa, has > > > > > > > > developed a massive port facility and airfield. > > > > > > > > > With the refinery reopened and expanded it will also meet the > > > > > > > > needs of > > > > > > > > Castro. > > > > > > > > > Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) has introduced legislation to ease > > > > > > > > U.S. > > > > > > > > restrictions that prevent dealing with Cuba to drill in the > > > > > > > > Florida > > > > > > > > Straits. It is hoped that Florida regulations that prevent U.S. > > > > > > > > oil > > > > > > > > drilling off the state s coasts could also be eased. > > > > > > > > > The irony is that Chinese drilling could be even more of an > > > > > > > > environmental hazard since China is not as concerned about or > > > > > > > > equipped > > > > > > > > to deal with any potential ecological disaster as a result of a > > > > > > > > spill, > > > > > > > > said Craig. > > > > > > > > > (Issue #22, May 29, 2006) > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Mark M. 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