The rise of the US as the world’s oil and gas powerhouse has come at an astonishing pace. Within just the last decade, Congress lifted a ban on exporting crude oil and the US became one of the world’s leading oil exporters, elbowing aside classic petrostates like the UAE and Kuwait. In that timeframe, US exports of gas, frozen to liquid form and shipped, also started in earnest and last year America became the world’s leader.
“To go from zero to billions of barrels is just stunning,” said David Dismukes, an energy expert at Louisiana State University. “It can be hard to comprehend.”
Move aside, Russia. The world’s got a new gas daddy
Nothing like making a quick buck killing ourselves
Ohh yes, the world’s Methane Dad
Uwu
That’s not a good thing. Having all that oil is meant to protect us from price gouging of opec. This does nothing but make our country look like shit and creates temporary jobs. When the oil runs out we are fucked and will be dependent on Russia
This is exactly why so many climate trolls try to redirect to China and coal. We’re such hypocrites
The Cheneys have been stoking war with China since the early '00s. It’s crazy to see how people gobble up all the same old hookum that lead us into Korea, Vietnam, Iraq…
Not even hypocrites. Americans are the most propagandized people on earth.
