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Date Posted: 21:47:06 02/07/03 Fri
Author: mt. healthy mountaineer
Subject: interesting oil e-mail

Got this today concerning where major oil companies buy their oil. Have no idea of its validity...

Major companies 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/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
> > >
> > > 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. They report on a monthly basis.

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