AND did you note the Export column... 8.47 bpd ...exported... net .67 million bpd.
Now the next point is you'll say "then how were we "
energy independent"????
The Trump administration on Friday announced it would open up over 720,000 acres of federal land in California for oil and gas development, ending a five-year moratorium on leases in the state.
The Trump administration on Friday announced it would open up over 720,000 acres of federal land in California for oil and gas development, ending a five-year moratorium on leases in the state.
www.reuters.com
Biden cancelled!
President Donald Trump has made it a priority to
speed permitting and reduce regulation as a way to boost production of oil, gas and coal from public lands - an agenda that has pleased the energy and mining industries but outraged environmentalists concerned about pollution and climate change.
The United States approved nearly 40 percent more oil and gas drilling permits on public lands in 2018 than it did the previous year thanks to an automated online system introduced in the waning days of the Obama administration, helping reduce a big backlog of applications.
www.reuters.com
Biden prefers that the USA IS NOT energy independent as it was for the FIRST time In 2019, as was the case in March, the U.S. produced slightly more energy than it consumed.
Specifically, Americans used about 100.2 quadrillion Btu of energy and produced about 101 quadrillion Btu.
Broken down by month, there were seven months in 2019 where energy production outpaced energy consumption.
Previously, the U.S. had been a net energy importer since 1952.
During his first eight days in office, President Joe Biden issued executive orders that would curtail the production and
www.politifact.com
