Norway 554.24 bbl/day per 1,000 people
United States 28.08 bbl/day per 1,000 people
https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Energy/Oil/P...The main advantage of Norway seems to be that they didn't give away their resources for pittances to private companies, but exploit them directly.
Drilling a 4km deep oil well out in the north sea in rough weather is very different from drilling 20 meters on land in Texas.
If you look at various American oil states. They have managed their oil wealth far more poorly than Norway. No sovereign wealth fund. Public system often underfunded and in poor condition. Look at Oklahoma e.g.
There are as many "blends" of crude as there are oil fields (about 160 blends according to wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crude_oil_products). Some are "thicker" than others and that results in different products you can get from the crude you refine. Also, each crude requires a different setting in your refinery, and it is very costly and lengthy to change that setup.
Refineries in the US are for the most part set to heavy crude.
Guess what kind of crude the US get's from fracking?
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It's not heavy crude.