Recent explorations of sediments deep beneath the Arctic Ocean has led geologists to estimate that about 1 / 4 of oil untapped in the world and gas reserves are located there. After evaluating the impact of the news, the U.S. may seek membership in OPEC.
President Bush, smiling and joking with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, at a press conference in Nome, Alaska, said: "Since we seem to have had about as much oil off Alaska as our good friend king here in the Saudi desert, seems like a good idea for America to consider the OPEC membership. The least we can say is, maybe then we will have more influence on prices at the pump. "
King Abdullah, who flew to visit the oil-rich region recently with President Bush and Vice President Cheney said: "Until today, I thought that a country must have a lot of sand for oil. Now, I see that it can also have a lot of snow. If America wants to join OPEC, we will be happy to consider the question. But, of course, we have only one vote. "
Reaction across the Middle East has not been unmixed, in Saudi Arabia. Member of the delegation to the OPEC nation, speaking on condition of anonymity in order to remain in the employ of the King Allah cited the usual ways for humans in terms of oil trade, saying: "The eternal wisdom of Allah has ordered that the world can have more oil than Saudi Arabia. But our King likes to visit George Bush at his ranch in Crawford or wherever he is, so if we see enough Gushers tarnish the Arctic Ocean, I suppose that will lead us to consider the membership of the United States. "
The Iranian representative was expected, but ultimately elusive. "If the U.S. wants to join OPEC, we can say yes or no, if ever, or at a later time. There is, of course, the more likely we will say yes or maybe sooner if the U.S. agrees that our nation proud and progressive Muslim has the right to develop nuclear weapons for peaceful purposes. "
When asked about possible opposition to U.S. membership in OPEC, President Bush made no maybes about his intentions, turning first to the king, saying, "Excuse me for saying this, but you as I am always honest . Then he turned to the reporter and said: "We have a backup plan. If other OPEC nations that control the U.S. vote against membership, we intend to form an oil cartel with Canada, which, like the Our state of Alaska, bordering the Arctic Ocean. Greenland, which also has a presence, has expressed interest in the cartel, which, among other things, we have given the working name of APEC, with the standing "A" "Artic." I also plan to invite Russia, which as you know, beyond the boundaries of 'Arctic Ocean, to consider the benefits of membership in APEC. "
Vice President Cheney, flashing his usual smile fleeting acid king, took his turn for the wise conduct of international relations, adding: "It 's quite a relief to know that we have more oil on the north as we do, and frankly , I have a bit 'like the idea of APEC. So just let me say that, with all due respect for the king, the choice is clear to OPEC. E' on their sign or ours. "
Environmentalists have been widely in difficulty. A leading researcher of the multinational team that extracted the deep cores which indicated the vast reserves said: "It 's disappointing to think that our discovery of how much oil and gas lie beneath the Arctic has led to a desire to extract it. I would have thought that everyone would just appreciate the wisdom of leaving it there. Now, I shudder to think how much the combustion of the reserves will contribute to global warming, which, unfortunately, make it even easier to pump out the oil, as there will be more ice to the left to get to the bottom. "
Eskimos generally applauded the news, with many expressing a desire to trade in their dress traditional Arab dress. An Eskimo confided: "If you want to know the truth, I like global warming. We had the cold long enough."
Every day the Americans at the pump have been excited about the prospects of a glut of domestic oil. "Wow, just think," an American SUV driver, who was at a gas station pumping gas out of his wallet, he said, "if the United States are part of the OPEC cartel or forms its own, I might even be able to keep my gas guzzler. "
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