Originally Posted by Andrewl

Well now thats a bit unfair Imperator. I know personally the consequences of the environmental destruction of trying to exploit this category of oil. It is horrendous. The people who would try extract this oil at all costs regardless of the ecological impact are the 'crazy' ones.

Besides, this is not normal conventional oil. It would take decades to get any significant production out of this region. And due to the cost of extraction, it can't have any real impact on oil prices since oil prices would have to stay high in order for it to be worth exploiting this oil in the fist place.

Andrew