http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911
we got more oil than Opec and idiots for government.
Uhhh, that’s not really what you show. Four billion barrels is about 200 days of our consumption - about 7 months. Note that oil shale promises 260+ YEARS of oil.
And Saudi Arabia’s reserves are around 270 BILLION barrels, not four billion. Our liquid oil reserves are smaller than Saudi Arabia, Iraq, or Iran, even Venezuela and Mexico. OPEC has a LOT of liquid oil. We have even more in oil shale, though.
In the big - or small - scheme of things, Bakken is a very small find, not really much to get excited about.