It could but it won’t.
The powers that be don’t want us to be Energy Independent.
And OPEC, the US government and oil companies do not want oil at far under $100.
The USA would not be energy independent producing 14 million bpd. We would still be importing 5 million bpd.
It could but it won’t.
The powers that be don’t want us to be Energy Independent.
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that’s just it. the only thing that stands in the way of 14 million barrels @ day in low oil prices. ... however, the powers that be currently want high oil prices. principally because the powers that be in the oil industry are government controlled oil monopolies around the world that require high oil prices to feed their governments.