Chevron taps vast oil pool in Gulf

A trio of oil companies led by Chevron Corp. has tapped a petroleum pool deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico that has the potential to boost the nation’s reserves by more than 50 percent. A test well indicates it could be the biggest domestic oil discovery since Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay more than a generation ago.

Admittedly this won’t solve the energy problem, but hey, it sure can’t hurt!