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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Why the US is Not About to Become an Oil Exporter

Why the US is Not About to Become an Oil Exporter

Countries trade crude oil and oil products back and forth. When all of these transactions are netted out, is the US close to becoming a “net” oil exporter? With the recent increase in oil production (perhaps even exceeding that of Russia on a “barrels-per-day” basis), a person might think that US oil production problems are behind us. If we look at the data, though, it is very clear that the US is still a long way from becoming a net oil exporter. There are several reasons for confusion. One is the fact that excess refinery…Read more...

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