Can The U.S. Become Energy Independent By Next Year? - GoHaynesvilleShale.com2024-03-28T09:32:30Zhttps://gohaynesvilleshale.com/forum/topics/can-the-u-s-become-energy-independent-by-next-year?commentId=2117179%3AComment%3A3867346&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noA lot can change between now…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2019-12-01:2117179:Comment:38673462019-12-01T20:39:13.816ZSkip Peel - Mineral Consultanthttps://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/ilandman
<p>A lot can change between now and 2030. Chances are good that it will. Energy independence is kind of a dicey term. When referring to oil it should not be misconstrued to mean that we will not be importing oil. We do and will continue to do so because domestic production of heavy oil is rapidly declining. What is rapidly increasing is light oil. Refiners can not make the range of products from light oil that they can from heavy oil. And most Gulf Coast refineries were designed to…</p>
<p>A lot can change between now and 2030. Chances are good that it will. Energy independence is kind of a dicey term. When referring to oil it should not be misconstrued to mean that we will not be importing oil. We do and will continue to do so because domestic production of heavy oil is rapidly declining. What is rapidly increasing is light oil. Refiners can not make the range of products from light oil that they can from heavy oil. And most Gulf Coast refineries were designed to process heavy oil so we have a miss match. </p>