17-BILLION

So, since oil was discovered in Prudhoe Bay, today we see the celebration of 17-BILLION barrels recovered then shipped down the Trans-Alaska-Pipeline. Except for a few drops - in comparison - left behind by Captain Joe while visiting Bligh Reef, all this oil has made it to a refinery and processed into a valuable commodity, like motor gasoline and heating fuel. So what does this 17,000,000,000 really mean to us common folk? How about $1,922,102,320,047.59 in profits for the “Gold Diggers”! Yes, that's close to $2-Trillion, happy motoring....