[driftdiver]

Or perhaps we could drill our own dang oil. We forget that we get most of oil from Canada and Mexico. The Saudi’s putting out more oil will bring the world price down but won’t make more immediately available to us.

[thackney]

We forget that we get most of oil from Canada and Mexico

We get most of our imported oil from OPEC. Canada is the largest single supplier, but Saudi Arabia is second. Mexico production and exports have been falling for some time.

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_epc0_im0_mbblpd_m.htm