The US imports very little Middle East oil. We became a major exporter some time ago. I think the real reason for the secrecy is to thwart sabotage while the weapons are in transit.
We WERE energy sufficient before the senile Biden took office.
Now it’s 16% of our total. Plus this sort of thing snowballs, other countries take on WAY more than 16% from the mid-east, they will want to buy our oil, raising the price.
No thanks, I’ll stick with my $3 estimate.
“”We became a major exporter some time ago.””
NO LONGER- we now import AND reduced our strategic reserve
The United States became a total petroleum net exporter in 2020
In 2020, the United States became a net exporter of petroleum for the first time since at least 1949.1 In 2022, total petroleum exports were about 9.52 million barrels per day (b/d) and total petroleum imports were about 8.33 million b/d, making the United States an annual net total petroleum exporter for the third year in a row. Total petroleum net exports were about 1.19 million b/d in 2022. Also in 2022, the United States produced2 about 20.08 million b/d of petroleum and consumed3 about 20.01 million b/d. Although U.S. annual total petroleum exports were greater than total petroleum imports in 2020, 2021, and 2022, the United States still imported some crude oil and petroleum products from other countries to help to supply domestic demand for petroleum and to supply international markets.
The United States remained a net crude oil importer in 2022, importing about 6.28 million b/d of crude oil and exporting about 3.58 million b/d. Some of the crude oil that the U.S. imports is refined by U.S. refineries into petroleum products—such as gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, and jet fuel—that the U.S. later exports. Also, some of imported petroleum may be stored and later exported.