It included exports of petroleum products such as motor oil. I got the statistics from a CIA study. One statistic I would love to find is an independent study on how much the North Slope oil reduced our dependence on foreign oil. With the increased demand coming form India and China, I suspect in the future we will be drilling more and at the same time increasing our dependence on foreign oil simply because we will be outbid for our own oil. I guess what I resent is how the oil companies wrap themselves in the American flag when they want to drill and then talk about the global economy when selling it. Here is a link to the CIA study: https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat.../2176rank.html
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