Thread: Here We Go Again

Originally Posted by majflyboy

When I was flying offshore back in the late '70's, I saw many wells drilled and capped. They are all over in the Gulf!!

Thousands, capped temporarily due to the current pipeline infrastructure in the Gulf. One must weigh the economics of installing boosters and compressors on current caissons/small platforms. We will deal with that later if need be. You must have been flying when Kris Kristofferson was flying for PHI in the Gulf.

The ethanol issue is politics.

Originally Posted by "G"

I though E 85 FlexFuel was 85% ethanol.....both my vehicles are designed for it....its something else...they say the ethanol costs more to produce than gasoline....hard to figure selling cheaper. Oh well diesel is cheaper to refine than gasoline too but they charge more for it.

Not anymore... Diesel being low sulfur now, cost more than gasoline to refine