Oil Import and Vulnerability

Link: Green Car Congress: Oil Imports—and Vulnerability—Increasing.

The US is not solely dependent upon the Gulf or OPEC—33.5% of imports in September came from Canada and Mexico. But the increasing reliance on imported oil, and within that the increasing reliance on OPEC/Gulf States is a trend heading in the wrong direction. While there certainly is a great deal of talk about reducing dependency on oil, the data shows we are doing the opposite. Given the current situation in oil production (many countries having peaked, global peaking looming probably within the decade) that’s to be expected. If you need more oil, then you have to go to the sources that can provide it.