Following the story on Obama's comments posted by Conservative are some google adds for oil investment-
Please, don't get sucked in. Maybe not legally scams, but your money will disappear almost as quickly.

Obama shows he is not gungho on the drilling, and he is right- McCain thinks the issue will be popular, and is pushing, wrongly.

I wonder what oil companies are "beating the drums on drilling" ?
I am afraid they might be of the speculative ilk, who suck in investors, drill, and walk away with the money even if the hole is dry.
On the other hand, some company with a good technical staff may have outlined a prospect, and has a legitimate proposal. Great care should be exercized in awarding drilling rights, sometimes awarding to the highest bidder is wrong.