Trillions of dollars worth of oil found in Australian outback - Telegraph
now we know why obeezy sent the marines over there
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/w...tralia-military-ties.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
The discovery in central Australia was reported by Linc Energy to the stock exchange and was based on two consultants reports, though it is not yet known how commercially viable it will be to access the oil.
The reports estimated the companys 16 million acres of land in the Arckaringa Basin in South Australia contain between 133 billion and 233 billion barrels of shale oil trapped in the regions rocks.
It is likely however that just 3.5 billion barrels, worth almost $359 billion (£227 billion) at todays oil price, will be able to be recovered.
now we know why obeezy sent the marines over there
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/w...tralia-military-ties.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
CANBERRA, Australia President Obama announced Wednesday that the United States planned to deploy 2,500 Marines in Australia to shore up alliances in Asia, but the move prompted a sharp response from Beijing, which accused Mr. Obama of escalating military tensions in the region.
The agreement with Australia amounts to the first long-term expansion of the American militarys presence in the Pacific since the end of the Vietnam War. It comes despite budget cuts facing the Pentagon and an increasingly worried reaction from Chinese leaders, who have argued that the United States is seeking to encircle China militarily and economically.