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In reply to the discussion: SCIENTISTS CONSIDER NEW NAMES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE [View all]DirkGently
(12,151 posts)22. Yes, we are a "net exporter" of oil.
That's going to vary at different times depending on a number of factors.
It is not the same as "energy independence."
One problem with all of the talk of increasing domestic production as a way to be "free" of the Middle East is that we don't earmark everything produced here for domestic use before selling any. We buy and we sell, at all times, because it's a worldwide market.
We continue to import oil, yes, but domestic demand is down, and U.S. domestic production is up, so, for the first time since 1949, we sometimes send out more than we take in.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-29/u-s-was-net-oil-product-exporter-in-2011.html
The U.S. exported more gasoline, diesel and other fuels than it imported in 2011 for the first time since 1949, the Energy Department said.
Shipments abroad of petroleum products exceeded imports by 439,000 barrels a day, the department said today in the Petroleum Supply Monthly report. In 2010, daily net imports averaged 269,000 barrels. U.S. refiners exported record amounts of gasoline, heating oil and diesel to meet higher global fuel demand while U.S. fuel consumption sank.
Shipments abroad of petroleum products exceeded imports by 439,000 barrels a day, the department said today in the Petroleum Supply Monthly report. In 2010, daily net imports averaged 269,000 barrels. U.S. refiners exported record amounts of gasoline, heating oil and diesel to meet higher global fuel demand while U.S. fuel consumption sank.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/13/us-oil-production-exceeds-imports/3518245/
The United States tiptoed closer to energy independence last month when for the first time in nearly two decades it produced more crude oil than it imported, federal officials said Wednesday.
The nation has been moving toward this milestone, because two trends are converging. Domestic oil production is at a 24-year high while foreign oil imports are at a 17-year low. The result: production exceeded net imports for the first time since February 1995, although the nation still imports 35% of the petroleum it uses.
The nation has been moving toward this milestone, because two trends are converging. Domestic oil production is at a 24-year high while foreign oil imports are at a 17-year low. The result: production exceeded net imports for the first time since February 1995, although the nation still imports 35% of the petroleum it uses.
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It is difficult to explain climate change to people when you can't really feel it or see it
yeoman6987
Jul 2014
#7
Climate disruption? Climate catastrophe? Crispy Climate? Can not easily fix media deflection.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2014
#2
I like climate disruption also, accurate, and not panicky but clear enough. Chaos is good, but
Fred Sanders
Jul 2014
#6
"Earth will turn into an apocalyptic wasteland and politicians and rich people will be blamed."
DetlefK
Jul 2014
#4
Not sure if you meant something else, but the USA is by no means a 'net exporter' of Oil ...
brett_jv
Jul 2014
#19
How about a little intellectual honesty ? it would go farther than more scare tactics.
NM_Birder
Jul 2014
#28