Well up here in Alaska we definately have a LOT of oil, but it's not available due to it being a "nature preserve" or park. Environmentalists do not want to let 1% of that land go, for oil exploration. Do a google search on ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) and you will see the facts. We also have a TON of natural gas here that we just burn off constantly. The oil companies say that there is not enough money in it for them to make a natural gas pipeline, so they would rather just burn it.