Why aren't we collecting all these dead birds, fish, and so forth and squeezing the oil out of them? We could save all those baby tar balls and refine the oils. Take nets and gather all this stuff drifting into the beaches. Maybe if there was a profit to be made, this would occur.
That was obvious sarcasm. My point? It would seem far easier to suction this spewing oil into a barge, as opposed to processing stone or sand. If they could make money at it, they would probably be doing so. However, as long as they can just put a hole in the ground, and have the barrels filling themselves, why bother?
To all those that have a monster-sized vehicle that never leaves pavement, nor carries more than one passenger, well done! Keep that demand high! Let us drill everywhere so you can continue your self-centered lifestyles.