Christian Little

It is highly likely that the heating oil you are using did not come from the United Kingdom. It came from somewhere else. Your heating oil probably came from somewhere exotic like the deserts of Saudi Arabia or somewhere just like that. In actual fact we depend greatly on our foreign sources of oil and only twenty percent of the oil we use actually comes from the UK. We often pay for this foreign dependence with high fuel costs and being at the mercy of international suppliers. Over the last ten years, there has been a huge drop in the amount of fossil fuels that are produced ourselves.

We are told that there is still about 20 billion barrels of oil in UK waters; this is a lot and sure to reduce our dependence on foreign sources. And if we began to utilise this oil it might help to bring down costs and satisfy most of us for the rest of our lives. But there are disadvantages too such as the fact that if we use it, there won’t be much left for our descendants and we all know the dangers of drilling for oil in the water. It would be disastrous for all of us if we were to experience the same kind of oil spill that just happened in the Gulf of Mexico.

It seems that while the oil is there it may not be the best idea to just go drill it all up now. But it might be nice to be able to use what we have available while we can as it might bring prices down. Because of the high prices it was really hard for some people last winter and in actual fact, many pensioners even had to make a choice between food and fuel. We need to find the right balance between meeting our current needs and saving for our future generations but as we saw last winter, our own needs do not seem to be getting met.

Heating ones home in the cold months of winter can cost a fair packet. Electricity and gas prices are very high and show no signs of coming down any time soon. Many individuals are now changing over to cheaper home heating oil though. Heating oil suppliers make sure the nations oil tanks stay full. Heating oil suppliers are found countrywide and can, as an example, supply heating oil Oakleigh Park.