Comments on: 40 years after the OPEC oil embargo, we’re still dependent

By: Jimmy Wilson

Jimmy Wilson — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:23:19 +0000

Dear Mr. Pickens,

The Wilson family is still working hard with Devon Energy for new wells this upcoming year and we’re working with Tex Oil Production for more wells this year. We are doing everything we can to boost oil and natural gas production in the United States. Thank you for all you do.

Sincerely,
Jimmy Wilson

By: Doug Gray

Doug Gray — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:59:55 +0000

Let’s get it done for crying out loud. It’s now 40 years later and OPEC is still leading us around by the nose like a docile camel. We desperately need some real leadership in Washington to get this going.

By: D

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:14:19 +0000

First off thank you Mr. Pickens for all you do and pray this all happens within your time of leadership among the energy community. What I would like to ask is if anyone knows who to go to on changing over your vehicle to CNG and what is the cost to do it? Also are there enough CNG stations to fill up around the country to travel? Thanks, DaWayne Janzen

By: Wayne Hays

Wayne Hays — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 05:42:40 +0000

Does GM’s presence indicate that they may soon have factory versions of their cars that run on CNG? There are many cars running on CNG, but only Honda delivers a factory made one.

By: Henry Persoon

Henry Persoon — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:08:25 +0000

That’s good news Boone, after fighting this government for more then 6 years, finally something positive is coming out of this.
Thank you all you do.

Cheers,
Henry Persoon

By: Sheri T in Texas

Sheri T in Texas — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 01:03:00 +0000

What wonderful news! You are such a great warrior for American freedom from dependence on foreign oil. Thank you so much, Mr. Pickens! God bless you.

Warmest Regards,
Sheri Rowlett
Georgetown, Texas

By: paul doose

paul doose — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:03:58 +0000

paul doose Says:
October 22nd, 2013 at 3:41 pm
I’m sick of all the negative comments that these people leave, I am not a wealthy person, I don’t consider myself to be a smart man, it did not take much reading to figure out that there are more people in this country that are part of problem than part of the solution, if people don’t start paying more attention to Mr Pickens, and his long lifetime of experience, this and future generation of people in the USA will never be able to enjoy what this country has to offer with any type of transportation they prefer, I added a CNG fuel system to a old RV that I stopped using when gasoline went over $3.00 per, and since then my quality of life has improved dramatically, my cost per mile went from .40 cents per mile to .10 cents a mile, now I can afford to take weekend getaways again, here in the Midwest and traveling north in to Wisconsin I have no problem planning my route to take advantage the low cost of CNG, thanks again Mr Pickens for working so hard to try and educate the people that are holding us back from another 100 plus years of reasonable cost for energy that is under our feet, it’s great to see all the progress we have made in just a few short years, I have estimated the break even cost of my alternate fuel system to be approximately 16k miles, I have driven my Old RV 13k in 18 months now, and have made more good memories of seeing what this county has to offer, we are so close to to energy independence, HIP HIP, hooray to Mr Pickens, come on people, get on board, or the cheap energy train is leaving with out all you nay Sayers.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:53:01 +0000

Yes lets use some of our oil reserves

By: Gary L Ogden

Gary L Ogden — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:39:17 +0000

Natural Gas is good but I think we need to aim higher, Hydrogen , I wish I could do more, I have a Diesel Dodge Truck, it runs on Diesel, I also have a Hydrogen tank that helps, It takes 20 Minutes to warm up, I do most of the driving about 15 Minutes guts about the time it is about warm I am where I need to go. When I go to my Uncles it is 95.6 miles down and the same back, I use about a half a tank of diesel to drive 191.2 miles.

If we could make Hydrogen we could have an Electric Car with a fuel cell that has no pollution, it is coming but I wish it was here now!

By: Jim Boone

Jim Boone — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:00:20 +0000

This is good news. I don’t know why it has taken so long. When a railroad CEO or a truck line CEO looks at the dollar cost of diesel to move a ton of freight one mile and compares it to the dollar cost of natural gas to move a ton of freight one mile, the time for discussion is over and it is time for action.

Another factor: oil is very valuable as a feedstock in the creation of many useful materials; we can no longer afford to burn it up in our engines.

Thanks, Boone, for leading the fight.