The author grossly underestimates the size of the American economy. It’s scope is much broader than that of Norway nor Saudi Arabia.
And as for where to invest the profits — that is up to the shareholders who put their money at risk to fund any oil boom that may come
Spot on and if conservatives gain a foothold or better in the Senate and get a GOP POTUS in two years the trend will be for a more dynamic economy. If the economy takes off at the same time the GOP will be remembered as the growth party and that will help us hold power for a generation or two. You can fix a lot of things in that time.