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Oil, gas industry needs to reach out to public more, lawmaker tells producers in Abilene

Reporter News -- There is little doubt the oil and gas industry creates jobs and generate millions, if not billions, of dollars. In West Texas, one need not to look farther than Midland-Odessa, where workers have converged to tap into the oil boom.

But the industry is suffering what insiders described as demonization by environmental groups, many of which have long-armed machinery that reaches to Washington, D.C., and public relations capabilities geared toward disenfranchising the public about oil and gas exploration.

State Rep. Jim Keffer, chairman of the state House Energy Resources Committee, ..said the industry takes environmental aspects of the job very seriously.

"..there is a lot of effort in getting away from fresh water, whether its water reuse or otherwise," the representative said. "They eit

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lcleveland Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,646 Points:647,275 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 8:46:57 AM Ignore lcleveland Report Abuse agree with aviator rob
gravityhurts Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,073 Points:933,505 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 7:02:45 AM Ignore gravityhurts Report Abuse We don't need our government running anything associated with oil and gas.
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,414 Points:2,225,650 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 1:03:21 AM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse MahopacJack - "A change in Federal Administration would certainly help prices." Or maybe prices are high so they can try and put the blame on the current administration.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,776 Points:409,865 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:54:46 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse At this point, @mrbee, please tell me why not have the government pump the oil? Exxon Mobil earns about $40 billion, not per year but per QUARTER. All while charging record prices at pump. And the irony is that the oil is already owned by us! The federal government just gives it to Big Oil with hardly a royalty paid. What's wrong with just paying the oil drillers a flat fee to drill and pump the oil? The government can pay the refiners a flat fee to refine the oil and then sell the fuel themselves. All proceeds would go to paying off the national debt. THAT would be the government running things like a business. Of course, Republicans would never go for it. They like the way things are just fine. And the American people continue to get gouged.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,776 Points:409,865 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:44:35 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Unreliable public transportation, @jimedB? As if sitting in traffic is so convenient? The fewer people that take public transportation means that many more cars on the road, getting in your way.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,776 Points:409,865 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:42:04 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Environmentalists may own cars, @FuelOilOH, but at least they carpool. And it's probably a hybrid, no less.
albyneau Sophomore Author California Posts:249 Points:116,040 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:40:08 AM Ignore albyneau Report Abuse IF not billions???? ROTFLMAOTIC
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,776 Points:409,865 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:39:12 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Don't count on it, @MahopacJack. Big Oil is cutting very large checks for Romney. You don't think they want something back for all their support? "Drill, baby, drill!" will mean "Export, baby, export!"
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,776 Points:409,865 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:37:16 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse The difference between Exxon and Apple, @abcdMA, is that Exxon sells a necessity while Apple sells a luxury. Contrary to what Apple buyers believe, you actually CAN live without one of Steve Jobs' inventions. Now, try commuting 20 miles to work without gasoline. Exxon may have only a 9% profit margin but their domestic market is practically everyone who owns a car. And while people perhaps buy one Apple product per YEAR, drivers need to get gas every WEEK. Having Exxon hoover money out of your pocket every week tends to make drivers a little cranky. Meanwhile, people gladly line up to hand over money to Apple.
gasmask78 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,258 Points:442,340 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:34:34 AM Ignore gasmask78 Report Abuse I blame Rockefeller. It's all his fault. He's still, to this day, the richest man ever to have walked on Earth. Google his mansion.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,776 Points:409,865 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:29:46 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse If Big Oil REALLY wants the American public to think better of them, they can start by lowering gas prices and their profits out of the stratosphere. Anyone think THAT will happen?
menagerie1013 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,365 Points:686,515 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:27:09 AM Ignore menagerie1013 Report Abuse My heart bleeds for the poor oil companies. /sarcasm
mageetp Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,190 Points:621,880 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:22:17 AM Ignore mageetp Report Abuse Just what we need, more spin.
rollercoaster All-Star Author Hartford Posts:502 Points:567,660 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:14:56 AM Ignore rollercoaster Report Abuse bs
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,830 Points:1,608,250 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:04:54 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse “. . . public relations capabilities geared toward disenfranchising the public about oil and gas exploration.” Does that make any sense to anyone? I can think of several things that PR can do to the public but disenfranchising is not one of them.
letterchunker Champion Author Texas Posts:2,225 Points:663,675 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:02:58 AM Ignore letterchunker Report Abuse I agree, oil industry needs to reach out by lowering the price of gas to a reasonable amount. That's the only acceptable way.
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jem069 Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,518 Points:683,080 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:00:51 AM Ignore jem069 Report Abuse ok
TFowler513 Champion Author Memphis Posts:3,824 Points:1,410,235 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:00:05 AM Ignore TFowler513 Report Abuse Lower pump prices would fix that PR problem.
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,401 Points:419,875 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:57:22 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse good
after10 Veteran Author Hamilton Posts:350 Points:46,475 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:53:27 PM Ignore after10 Report Abuse Oh come do you really think the public cares one ioda about being DISIN-----whatever.The public just wants to be able to fill there tanks without haveing to sell there first born.Do they really expect to get smypathy by printing that crap!!
tdmedan All-Star Author Colorado Posts:580 Points:148,945 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:26:29 PM Ignore tdmedan Report Abuse ok
drz614 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,279 Points:594,370 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:25:59 PM Ignore drz614 Report Abuse bs
serrog Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:5,544 Points:1,508,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:25:23 PM Ignore serrog Report Abuse reach out and into our pockets no doubt
snerd All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:925 Points:651,850 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:24:20 PM Ignore snerd Report Abuse Demonization by the complicit media as well.
wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,780 Points:814,335 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:21:21 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse Interesting article...
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,043 Points:1,727,235 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:15:30 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse this is where romney gets 12 million jobs
jim48656 All-Star Author Michigan Posts:659 Points:221,570 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:14:27 PM Ignore jim48656 Report Abuse They already reach out...to grab more money from us.
camaro_man Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,209 Points:606,985 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:12:56 PM Ignore camaro_man Report Abuse thats interesting
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,902 Points:1,570,980 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:11:34 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse nd demonization from the administration. Exxon Mobil makes 9% profit, Apple makes 47% profit (and most of Apple is based out of the USA). Which company gets villainized for their profits?
JimVP All-Star Author Chicago Posts:627 Points:151,510 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:08:24 PM Ignore JimVP Report Abuse Not gouging customers would be a start.
Tenshot All-Star Author Quad Cities Posts:756 Points:1,773,745 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:04:54 PM Ignore Tenshot Report Abuse They reach out to my wallet every time I fill up
MahopacJack Champion Author New York Posts:7,999 Points:1,579,755 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:04:23 PM Ignore MahopacJack Report Abuse A change in Federal Administration would certainly help prices.
NorthglennBill Champion Author Denver Posts:7,417 Points:1,468,620 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:03:11 PM Ignore NorthglennBill Report Abuse It is a lot more than environmental groups that are causing the oil industry to be demonized.
fedupMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,933 Points:569,455 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:01:01 PM Ignore fedupMN Report Abuse they could care less
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DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,067 Points:1,387,845 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 11:00:30 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse Get ready for the PR campaign.
Van_Halen Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,839 Points:638,430 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:59:14 PM Ignore Van_Halen Report Abuse @Bonito: Name one thing the Government runs right, just one! If Obama had control of the Oil Companies we would be paying $15 a gallon tomorrow so that stupid ideas like the super inefficient solar energy would look more attractive and we would be in the same trouble as Spain after it went green and wasted $440 Billion Dollars, can you imagine how many Trillions that would be for America. For every single GREEN job Spain created they lost 9 regular jobs, it decimated their economy! Spain used to be the place to get special and high tech metal work done, they were artisans! Their metal industry is in ruins because they had to fire 3/4 quarters of the employees to stay open and be able to pay their outrageous energy bills caused by going GREEN. Going GREEN when it is forced has the same affect as becoming Socialist, the country falls apart as jobs go away, taxes increase, and misery follows. We have over 250 years of Oil in America, Canada, and Mexico at 2007 use levels! We don't need to get off oil, we simply need to stop importing it and the Arabs would be begging us to take it at $25 a barrel because that is the only industry they have other then sand! Obama is an idiot pandering to them, he should just tell them we are drilling everywhere if they don't drop the price, we will ban their imports if they don't! We are acting as if we are powerless when actually we are the ones with ALL the power. Between Canada, America, and Mexico, we have most of the worlds oil. UAE will be out of oil in 18 years at todays rates and Saudi Arabia in 27, so we need to get on the stick anyway, might as well do it now! The liberal Union teachers feed this Eco-Dribble to our children and by the time they can think for themselves its to late, "Oil is bad" when it is anything but bad. I was eating Sushi the other night and some middle aged libtards had finally got around to breeding and had a 7 year old with them at 10PM at night and the Wife asked for bottled water and the daughter went nuts about the environment for 20 minutes and how her teacher told her this and that, pure Lies all designed to pull at kids heartstrings so it doesn't matter if its true or not, just put the false idea in front of them with an animal to associate it with and the little sponges will soak up the Lies, believe, and then pass them on!
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BeatOPEC All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:857 Points:197,030 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:56:13 PM Ignore BeatOPEC Report Abuse They are demonized by their ridiculous profits and price gouging.
milespergallon Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,724 Points:1,905,110 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:51:35 PM Ignore milespergallon Report Abuse Not just the enviro-terrorists but the specu-traitors also
FuelOilOH Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,837 Points:1,179,620 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:50:07 PM Ignore FuelOilOH Report Abuse So what do the environmentalists do after a rally? Get in their cars a drive home. Enough said.
DrivingFool2 Champion Author Appleton Posts:8,567 Points:1,601,115 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:48:28 PM Ignore DrivingFool2 Report Abuse Yeah,don't let a lot of greed get in the way
jimedB Veteran Author Riverside Posts:380 Points:78,290 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:44:57 PM Ignore jimedB Report Abuse Those who hate oil will not be happy until they drive the oil companies to extinction and us back to relying on unreliable public transportation.
WeasleyOC Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,129 Points:798,325 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:43:19 PM Ignore WeasleyOC Report Abuse Someone needs too do something.
Is246 Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:1,007 Points:425,045 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:42:52 PM Ignore Is246 Report Abuse The will never do enough.
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SpankyMI Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:2,688 Points:755,280 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:36:12 PM Ignore SpankyMI Report Abuse I've seen many commercials telling everything the oil companies are doing except pumping oil.
J4romeo All-Star Author Gary Posts:506 Points:1,214,925 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:35:15 PM Ignore J4romeo Report Abuse Someone or something needs to take control of this, and turn it around!!
bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,557 Points:596,320 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 10:33:48 PM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse They need to lower gas prices.