From the stuff I read, the bottleneck isn’t the availability of oil.
It’s the refineries.
We’ve had what, four, five, six of the biggest in the world go offline in the last few years because of explosions/fires?
And I’m not picking on the oil companies, but why would they give a crap? They have a captive market. They can charge whatever they want, pretty much.
Native American Indians to build refinery in North Dakota.
Delvin Cree: North Dakota tribe breaks ground on oil refinery www.indianz.com › News › Headlines
May 9, 2013 - Delvin Cree: North Dakota tribe breaks ground on oil refinery ... 25 miles west of New Town, will be the first new refinery to be built in the U.S. in 30 years. ... Editorial: Take pride in Native American Day in South Dakota (9/10
From the stuff I read, the bottleneck isn’t the availability of oil.
It’s the refineries.
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Even with the shutdowns, we refine more fuel in the US than we use ourselves.
We refine about twice as much crude oil as we produce ourselves. We import nearly the same amount of crude oil as we produce domestically.
Refinery Utilization and Capacity
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pnp_unc_dcu_nus_m.htm
Crude Oil Production
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbblpd_m.htm
U.S. Imports by Country of Origin, Crude Oil
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_epc0_im0_mbblpd_m.htm