[Willie Green]

U.S. Petroleum & Crude Oil Overview
(thousand barrels per day)

	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
U.S. Crude Oil Production	7,035	7,804	9,637	8,375	8,597	8,971	7,355	6,560	5,834
U.S. Petroleum Imports	1,815	2,468	3,419	6,056	6,909	5,067	8,018	8,835	11,093
Total	8,850	10,272	13,056	14,431	15,506	14,038	15,373	15,395	16,927
Imports as % of Total	20.5	24.0	26.2	42.0	44.6	36.1	52.2	57.4	65.5

Dang idiots in Congress have been lying to the American People for over 3 decades.
Time to vote "no confidence" in ALL of 'em. Throw the bums out.

[beckett]

Alarmist hogwash. Here's a good rule of thumb: Whenever somebody tries to tell you what the world will be like 22 years hence, RUN.

[Truth666]

In May 2004 oil imports will reach 85% ... unbelievable but true.

[WOSG]

We are producing less because the govt forbids drilling in the major oil fields that are left: ANWR, off the coast of Cali, etc.

ANWR alone has about 15 billion barrels, maybe more. That's 10% of our supply for about 15 years.

If we opened our own lands up to drilling again, that 70% could be reduced by 15-20 percentage points over a decade or two.

Also, if we dont want fossil fuels, lets develop nuclear power.

[lelio]

What happened in 1985 to cause the upward trend to go downwards?

[capitan_refugio]

Imports will hit the 70% mark a little sooner than that.

The United States has abundant resources (unproven but likely oil and natural gas deposits) but quickly declining proven reserves. Many of the largest fields are already in secondary and tertiary production.

New areas, particularly offshore California, Florida, and Alaska need to be opened soon!

[Atlas Sneezed]

The more of THEIR oil we consume, the more we keep ours ready for when it is needed.

[boris]

Again, I encourage you to look up "methane hydrates" and "methane clathrates" via google.

The U.S. has vast reserves of coal and shale oil, which are presently uneconomic to convert to liquid form. If the price of imported oil rises, this will cease to be true, and these reserves will be exploited.

With sufficient nuclear power, you can manufacture enough synthetic fuel to last several centuries.

--Boris

[Truth666]

One of the most instructive threads in FR

[Truth666]

Indonesia is since March the first OPEC member to become a netto oil importer - made public only May 17
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1137379/posts

[tm22721]

I am reminded of that infamous line from Jaws.

We will need a bigger military.

BUMP

[Truth666]

Crude oil surges above $46 a barrel

[RightWhale]

Net oil imports are expected to rise to 70 per cent of total US petroleum demand by 2025

LOL. They might wish they could import so much. So cheaply.

[Truth666]

Oct. 14 - Distillate inventories fell 2.5 million barrels, or 2 percent, to 120.9 million, the lowest since the week ended July 23. Heating oil stockpiles declined 1.2 million barrels, or 2.3 percent, to 50 million barrels.
Would somebody calculate the percent to check if we already reached 2025 ?

[dalebert]

WE need to drill for our own oil.

[buwaya]

Any analysis of trends that doesn't take prices into account won't work. There has been underinvestment in US production for almost two decades because of low prices. This will change I think - there is pressure on current supplies due to continuing increases in third world demand.

[Petronski]

Irrelevant. Oil is a fungible commodity. We consume more than we produce at current market prices. Nothing can be done about that.



My solution is nukes. Many many nukes. One proven, simple design everywhere. If the greens protest, cut off their electricity and heat.