Where's the oil?

A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have a oil shortage here in our country.
Well, there's a very simple answer.

Nobody bothered to check the oil.
We just didn't know we were getting low.
The reason for that is purely geographical.
Our OIL is located in
Alaska
California
Coastal Florida
Coastal Louisiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
and
Texas
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Our
DIPSTICKS
are located in
Washington DC