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Originally posted by andrew h:
Take a look at this, its from an email a friend of mine sent me

The Saudis are boycotting American goods.

We should return the favor.

An interesting thought it 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
ARCO......................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.

Return the favor, boycott their gas.
Hey andrew h,

Just wanted to let you know that BP and Amoco are the same company, as well as Conoco and Phillips are the same company.

as far as gas prices go, you only hear about the cost of gas where they want to tell you from, here in Anchorage the cost is about the same as across the country, I pay between $2.20 to $2.40 a gallon, depends on the station, but you go outside of Anchorage and you start working your way up to $5.00 a gallon. Higher the farther out you go like the villages around the state.