It will happen eventually, it must for national security purposes, but it should be a later down the road option. Does anybody remember ANWR? All the talk is of off shore drilling which will make oil available in anywhere from 18 months to 10 years, depending on who you ask. Also, just how much oil estimated to be off shore also widely ranges. Now, ANWR could have oil flowing in approximately 3 months, 3 MONTHS!
Then there is the Naval Strategic oil reserve, the national strategic oil reserve, the already existing CAPPED wells. Why is all the attention being diverted from guaranteed quickly ready oil to questionable down the line
oil. While ANWR and or other reserves are used work can be done on alternative fuels, more efficient mileage autos, ways to make shale oil production cheaper(which we have more of than anyone), solar, wind, etc. There should be government incentives to private entrepenaurs, researchers, engineers, scientists, etc. for the best plans. If it was left to the government on their own to supply the solution it wil fail.
So, yes to off shore drilling, but ANWR FIRST.
Oh, and if off the coast of Florida is where the oil is, sorry, then that is where the drilling should be.
If it is a national security issue(not just economic) which it is, is not Florida part of the nation.