GulfSlope Energy Inc (GSPE)

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At the start, I was of the opinion that the primary obstacle needing to be overcome in order to find a partner to drill the Tau 2 was the oil price. I am now coming to realize that, although a big part of the decision to drill, the price may not have been the biggest impediment after all. The biggest problem all along has been the arrogant, condescending, narcissistic desire of government bureaucrats to ‘fundamentally transform’ this country at all costs. Read this link and view these videos from Thursday. I think people are starting to see the monster that has been created.

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/05/19/manchin-exposes-insane-biden-plan-on-oil-leases-during-haaland-testimony-n567194

I am now convinced the problem is actually government interference in the market and how government bureaucrats wish to control the choices that we have in our lives and the amount of freedom we have to make those choices. I fear that this is only the tip of the iceberg and that our lives and this country will be negatively affected going forward as corporations have noticed and are responding. It really is a sad state of affairs. And I am sad for us all, our careers, our quality of life, families, jobs, savings, and the generations following.

The insidious harm is everywhere around us. And the warnings and alarms are being ignored. Warnings such as the electric grid can not handle the move to EVs. Even if it could, there will not be enough electricity to charge all those vehicles. Renewables do not have the battery technology required to store the energy they do generate. No need to be concerned about the price tag either. But no worries, we will not need electricity at night, or in the winter, or when it is cloudy, etc. The bureaucrats will continue to shut down more gas and coal electric generating plants and outlaw ICE vehicles anyway. Forget the consequences of the agenda. Full speed ahead!

It just seems that these decisions are being made 10 or 15 years prematurely, before the technology exists to support it all. Perhaps one day soon we will find ourselves lacking the ability to maintain even basic electricity needs, much less power transportation. I hope to not be in an elevator, an EV, or on a train when it happens.

But the emotion I am mostly feeling is anger. Yes, I am angry at those politicians that have decided to cripple this country and this industry in their quest to force their vision of how we will live our lives on us. I am angry that these nitwits are bringing this non-productive and inefficient waste into my life at a time when I was hoping to be able to focus my time, effort, and energy in a totally different direction.

They now have my attention. And if they get your attention too, then we, and others, can begin the process of stopping their momentum and rebuilding the mess their naïveté has created. In between we may even see Tau 2 get drilled. Let us get serious, get focused, and get going.





Mrs. Smith