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US Leads World in Oil Production—But for How Long?

Energy independence has been a huge advantage for America on a number of fronts.
US Leads World in Oil Production—But for How Long?
An oil field near Lost Hills, Calif., on March 24, 2014. David McNew/Getty Images
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Fracking has transformed the geopolitics of energy, shifting the center of gravity out of the Middle East to America.

It has turned the United States, a nation once reliant on foreign energy sources from some rather unsavory nations, into a net exporter of natural gas and refined petroleum products.

James Gorrie
James Gorrie
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James R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.
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