News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on History of energy consumption in the United States, 1775–2009 (2011). Parent comment

Re:History of energy consumption in the United States, 1775–... by snacktaster on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @08:27PM (#29817900)
The US imports most of its crude oil from Canada and Mexico [0], but mostly from Canada. There's been a persistent, but false, narrative that the US needs oil from the Middle East. The US' concern with the oil in the Middle East is mostly to _protect_ the supply to Europe, and _control_ the supply to China. The US has never needed oil from Saudi Arabia.

[0] https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-produc...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:History of energy consumption in the United States, 1775–... by clairity on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @09:30PM (#29818408)
the US also cares because oil is fungible, and as a result, pricing happens at the global margins, not just between north american countries.
[ Parent | on HN ]