McKnight55
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According to a July 2016 article in the L.A. Times .
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil-reserves-20160705-snap-story.html?_amp=true
The United States has overtaken industry giants Saudi Arabia and Russia in recoverable oil reserves, an international study released Monday says.
The U.S. is sitting on 264 billion barrels, 8 billion barrels more than Russia and 52 billion more than Saudi Arabia, the dominant member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), according to the report by Rystad Energy, a respected oil and gas consulting firm based in Oslo.
Three years ago, the U.S. was behind Russia, Saudi Arabia and Canada in Rystad’s estimates of recoverable oil — barrels that are technologically and economically feasible to extract.
“I don’t think much of [the reserves are] going to be produced if the price were to stay below $50,” Hamilton said. “But if it goes back to $100, there’s quite a bit of oil that can be produced for a number of years from the United States.”
At the current price we should be energy independent and exporting oil.
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil-reserves-20160705-snap-story.html?_amp=true
The United States has overtaken industry giants Saudi Arabia and Russia in recoverable oil reserves, an international study released Monday says.
The U.S. is sitting on 264 billion barrels, 8 billion barrels more than Russia and 52 billion more than Saudi Arabia, the dominant member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), according to the report by Rystad Energy, a respected oil and gas consulting firm based in Oslo.
Three years ago, the U.S. was behind Russia, Saudi Arabia and Canada in Rystad’s estimates of recoverable oil — barrels that are technologically and economically feasible to extract.
“I don’t think much of [the reserves are] going to be produced if the price were to stay below $50,” Hamilton said. “But if it goes back to $100, there’s quite a bit of oil that can be produced for a number of years from the United States.”
At the current price we should be energy independent and exporting oil.