Is this not obvious?So why do certain people keep babbling on about the US not being energy self sufficient and blaming high prices on (lack of) domestic production?
U.S. natural gas net trade is growing as annual LNG exports exceed pipeline exports - Today in Energy - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Natural gas imports and exports - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Oil imports and exports - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Look at the graph, what do you see?
Total consumption rises, while imports stay the same, and therefore exports make up the rest. Right?
Well, what happens when you export more than you import? Where do those exported barrels come from? They come from OUR resources! They come out of OUR ground.
We are depleting our own resources, is what we're doing. Being a net exporter does not equate with being energy independent.