How many barrels of oil a day do we go through?
With almost a million from shale oil, a million from ANWR and a couple of hundred thousand from other sources in the US, sound to me like we can become oil independent very quickly.
About 16.7 million barrels per day. Total petroleum usuage is 18.8 MMBPD but the balance is natural gas liquids.
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_psup_dc_nus_mbblpd_m.htm
With almost a million from shale oil, a million from ANWR and a couple of hundred thousand from other sources in the US, sound to me like we can become oil independent very quickly.
We import about 9 MMBPD but that has been declining. Not all sources need to be replaced but +4 MMBPD from OPEC would be great to eliminate.
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_epc0_im0_mbblpd_m.htm