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Mail From: puppy (Andrew Koch)

>It is, of course, bull$hit. It was posted on another list a few weeks back
>and a quick peek at snopes.com turned it up as baloney. If you aren't sure
>it is accurate, why would you post it?

I didn't have time to look it up, and I figured someone might be able
to debunk it quicker this way...

Besides, That's why I added the disclaimer...

And if you read over the Snopes article, you'll find that while the
information is off-base, it IS largely correct...

CITGO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the national oil company of
Venezuela, so naturally most of its crude oil comes from there.
However, in February 2002 CITGO also imported from Middle Eastern
countries in the following quantities: Iraq: 1,342,000 barrels;
Kuwait: 437,000 barrels

Conoco imports primarily from Mexico, Venezuela, and Canada, and not
from Middle Eastern countries. However, they are planning to merge
with Phillips, which does import from Middle Eastern countries (see
below).

Phillips also imports from a variety of oil-producing countries, but
in February 2002 Phillips imported from Middle Eastern countries in
the following quantities: Iraq: 717,000 barrels; Saudi Arabia:
1,100,000 barrels

BP imports from a variety of oil-producing countries, but in February
2002 BP North America also imported from Middle Eastern countries in
the following quantities: Iraq: 470,000 barrels; Kuwait: 415,000
barrels; Saudi Arabia: 2,123,000 barrels; Algeria: 3,853,000 barrels

Sinclair imports from Canada, not the Middle East.

Sunoco imports primarily from Canada, Angola, and Nigeria, not Middle
Eastern countries.

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Andrew Koch
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