Found an interesting claim due to looking for that;
By using "Directional Drilling", U.S. oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico are being tapped by foreign drillers.
Set-up just beyond the International Water boundary.
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The rest of the world sees us as just huge suckers to the enviro movement.