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Australian Oil Explorer Announces Liberia Discovery, Latest In West Africa

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Australia-listed African Petroleum Corps. (AOQ.NW) has announced a "significant" oil discovery in Liberia, confirming investor hopes that West Africa's atlantic coast could possess a wealth of off-shore oil.

In an online statement, the exploration driller said it had located "good quality oil" in an 250 square kilometer undersea field, four times the size of Manhattan. The statement added that the finding suggested commercially viable oil throughout its two petroleum blocks, which cover 7,135 square kilometers off the coast of Liberia, still struggling to recover from a 14-year-civil war.

The announcement marks the latest hint of an oil boom in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, where drillers have enjoyed a light, sweet grade of crude that North American refineries prefer.

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Submitted Feb 22, 2012 By: RENEGADEGAS

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bonzoonfmb All-Star Author Florida Posts:534 Points:354,225 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2012 8:29:21 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse More supply to be held hostage.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:15,957 Points:1,245,100 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2012 8:22:14 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse whole region if plagued by corruption. Gonna be just as much a problem it has been before.
Anddy_viper888 Sophomore Author New York Posts:195 Points:10,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:51:13 PM Ignore Anddy_viper888 Report Abuse good for them
numbers Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,706 Points:782,680 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 7:47:13 AM Ignore numbers Report Abuse Good
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:26,013 Points:1,981,410 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 3:07:37 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse There is more oil in Liberia to be discovered. There is more oil in the US and more oil in the world yet to be discovered. Get the oil out of the ground and to market. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using ‘other’ forms of transportation to help lower your cost. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
tidalwave3 All-Star Author Tallahassee Posts:575 Points:1,131,895 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 2:38:15 AM Ignore tidalwave3 Report Abuse And just across the The Big Pond! No Straits of Hormuz or Suez Canal to worry about :)
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,095 Points:233,625 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 1:40:04 AM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse wonder how long it will take to start producing
LostToo Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,606 Points:817,325 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:52:06 AM Ignore LostToo Report Abuse OHHHHH Now we got alot more oil to pump and refine. Wierd how we have access to more oil than anytime in history. But we have to pay through the nose to get it. It is high time the goverments went after the price gougers and shut them down. I don't care if that just leaves BP or Shell. It's time to fix a broken system and fix it now.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:6,851 Points:1,097,870 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:31:39 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Not suprising. Angola (Cabinda) and Nigeria have great reserves of oil...
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:4,060 Points:492,465 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:29:18 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse Go get it so Liberia can take over & corrupt everything, like most other contries with plenty of oil.
southrob Champion Author Tucson Posts:1,850 Points:340,270 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:25:31 AM Ignore southrob Report Abuse we discovered lots of oil here in america only our govt will not let us get it.
heartbroken2010 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,502 Points:533,155 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:23:27 AM Ignore heartbroken2010 Report Abuse must be a slow day today , saw this yesterday .
BooHooMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,546 Points:342,460 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:18:47 AM Ignore BooHooMI Report Abuse Yahoo!
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,520 Points:757,065 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:17:58 AM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse Any additional supplies will help.
umitb Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,853 Points:491,160 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:14:17 AM Ignore umitb Report Abuse ok
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,458 Points:839,200 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:07:30 AM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse Question, We have heard the mantra, "Drill Baby Drill" since September 2008. Question, Is "Drill Baby Drill" really the answer?????
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,553 Points:807,470 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:05:01 AM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse The supply of crude oil is not the problem. There are Trillions of Barrels of crude oil just waiting to be harvested and brought to market. Unfortunately the geo-political forces of greed and loathing are hell bent on addicting us to their products for which there are no other current practical alternatives.
kgbellman All-Star Author Ann Arbor Posts:875 Points:367,440 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:00:49 AM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse interesting
seenmany Rookie Author Salt Lake City Posts:24 Points:181,730 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:00:46 AM Ignore seenmany Report Abuse Bring it on.
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,458 Points:839,200 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:00:04 AM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse 62 votes ??? Interesting, VERY VERY -- interesting!!!
kgbellman All-Star Author Ann Arbor Posts:875 Points:367,440 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:59:26 PM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse interesting
gumbyrex Champion Author Fresno Posts:1,477 Points:395,495 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:58:01 PM Ignore gumbyrex Report Abuse Great, now just get it out of the ground and on the open market.
nztyraider Champion Author Nevada Posts:1,002 Points:366,505 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:56:12 PM Ignore nztyraider Report Abuse Push for more oil to lower gas prices.
bcok Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,538 Points:1,376,175 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:54:21 PM Ignore bcok Report Abuse With good direction this should be a great thing for their economy and hopefully ours.
bif65 All-Star Author Virginia Posts:768 Points:135,575 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:53:41 PM Ignore bif65 Report Abuse ok
carman11 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,449 Points:326,670 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:49:49 PM Ignore carman11 Report Abuse Where are the Geen People. This will kill all the fish in the world oh MY!! America would never alow this to happen....
Tanner_1 All-Star Author Virginia Beach Posts:608 Points:148,130 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:47:22 PM Ignore Tanner_1 Report Abuse Now to get it in the supply line in a timely manner.
Saturn93 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:6,981 Points:1,574,790 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:45:00 PM Ignore Saturn93 Report Abuse While it is years away from commercial development, this is good news for world oil markets. Just don't leg BP mess things up again.
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:15,883 Points:3,150,455 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:41:25 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse Big Oil, Big Government, and speculators are all to blame. Obama is a big part of the equation.
02SilverStroke Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,870 Points:1,049,780 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:40:30 PM Ignore 02SilverStroke Report Abuse Hopefully this will help lower prices.
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,752 Points:2,083,280 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:39:23 PM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse BIG new supplies usually mean lower prices. I guess the greedy speculators don't care about us common folk.
johnnyg1200 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,488 Points:301,435 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:37:32 PM Ignore johnnyg1200 Report Abuse No better than the Middle East. Some of the countries in Africa have no government or ones that are barley functional. The countries that have governments are ruled by corruption. Civil war and border disputes are the normal instead of the exception. Only a fool would invest in that part of the world and only the king of fools would depend on energy from that continent.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:6,129 Points:1,215,180 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:36:54 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse more supply is good
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:5,851 Points:1,222,455 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:35:33 PM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse We have yet to discover even half of the existing oil reserves.....
shopnshop Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,009 Points:302,810 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:35:30 PM Ignore shopnshop Report Abuse good news
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:8,169 Points:1,409,700 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:34:35 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Good. Produce. Don't let the greenies find out!
skyking19 Champion Author Little Rock Posts:1,574 Points:1,419,745 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:31:45 PM Ignore skyking19 Report Abuse That's great, but it doesn't change short term retail gas prices.
ScottE Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,211 Points:1,904,055 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:27:17 PM Ignore ScottE Report Abuse YES ON OIL PRICES, BUT THE AREAS HAS BEEN UNSTABLE FOR MANY YEARS. ANGOLA IS THE BIGGEST EXPORTER IN THE DARK CONTINENT. LATIN AMERICA AND SOUTHERN ASIA IS CORRUPT BUT AFRICAN GOV'T. TAKE THE CHEAT THEIR PEOPLE CARK.
luwachris Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,047 Points:217,045 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:23:32 PM Ignore luwachris Report Abuse Will it make gas prices more sane?
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ty58 Sophomore Author Akron Posts:102 Points:201,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:05:31 PM Ignore ty58 Report Abuse so how does this help the world and us oil prices
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woodeye55 Champion Author Gary Posts:5,368 Points:1,492,805 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 10:41:12 PM Ignore woodeye55 Report Abuse Viva, Liberia.