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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

I think you'll have a hard time backing that up with factual data rather than rumor. See the Q&A next to Alaska map here: http://www.gravmag.com/oil3.html#ak

Exporting Alaska crude was forbidden by law when exploration and production were authorized in the 70's. President Clinton (which to some will make it okay) waived that in 1995, but it was re-imposed in 2000.

Before I left there in 2000 I had worked in the oil industry and actually did spend a couple years working on the pipeline. It was common knowledge that the oil was NOT coming down the west coast because they had no refinerys that could handle the high sulphur content of the North slope crude. Now maybe all the information I accumulated from 18 years of living there and following the situation left me with such a big mistaken opinion but I will need more proof.
And as far as I know there hasn't been a new refinery built in this country since the early 80s although I hear they are building one in Beaumont Texas.

Also, the last I knew, BP held almost all the leases on the North Slope and Kuparik fields, probably others too so it is now controlled by a British company. Of course I saw BP signs coming down and Conoco going up at a local gas station today.