[LarryIII]

Hi fellow SVXers,

Don DiNaro, one of the old time SVXers who lives in northwest PA and is a really terrific photographer, recently sent me an e-mail about not supporting our 'friends' in Saudi Arabia. I am reprinting it below.
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Gas and the Mid East

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. Major companies that import Middle Eastern oil (for the period 9/1/00 - 8/31/01).

Shell... 205,742,000 barrels
Chevron/Texaco... 144,332,000 barrels
Exxon /Mobil... 130,082,000 barrels
Marathon... 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

All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and can be easily documented. Refineries located in the U.S. are required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. They report on a monthly basis.

Keep this list in your car; share it with friends. Stop paying for
terrorism...
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