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Article: AMERICAN ENERGY EXPLORATION BY U.S. SENATOR JON KYL
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- June 23, 2008
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Capitol Hill Press Releases
06-23-2008
For Immediate Release American Energy Exploration By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl
June 23, 2008 The United States currently produces less than 40 percent
of the oil it consumes, yet for 26 years, Congress has barred the production
of oil and natural gas from federal waters off our own shores. Exploration
is only permitted off the coasts of Alaska, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Alabama. The President recently challenged Congress to remove the ban.
The world uses about 80 million barrels of oil per day; and the U.S. consumes
more than a quarter of that amount. Only eight million barrels per day
is produced domestically. The rest - approximately 12-million barrels ...
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