It may not necessarily be a bad thing to slow production here. Maybe someone is thinking that we should ‘save’ our oil so that we are the last country on the planet to have any. ( ? )
We just need to spend the oil wisely on a capitalist economy that can provide alternatives when the opportunity or need arises. An ecofascist economy where energy winners are picked politically will encounter disaster. Spacex, by virtue of lowering the cost of access to space, has done more for America’s energy future than either Musk’s electric car or solar panel business, because we can mine helium-3 on the moon and use it in fusion reactors for the next 10000 years. Better than covering every hillside with stupid windmills.