Move along people, there's nothing to see here . 

Oh, and nevermind the conservatively estimated ~22 million gallons  (or two Exxon Valdez  spills) of oil per year that naturally seeps into the Gulf of Mexico.  Or the 11-110 Exxon Valdez spills-worth of oil  that has come from offshore petroleum seeps near Coal Oil Point in the Santa Barbara (CA) Channel.  Or the 500 million gallons of oil per year (back in 1995) that end up in the environment each year due to 'down the drain' releases and 'routine maintenance' of ships bilges.  Millions of tonnes of oil reaches the sea each year.

Is oil in the ocean a good thing in the short-term?  No, but this is not something new for Mother Nature, who has her own ways of dealing with such cycles.  Is oil in the ocean a good thing for government expansion of power?  Never let a crisis go to waste!

Post Script:  Any talk of oil brings back fond memories of Dave Chappelle's, "Black Bush", a prescient title/topic if there ever was one:


Thanks to Lewrockwell.com for the link.