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Originally Posted by Guest
The world NEEDS oil...the world doesn't exist without oil...we use about 100 million barrels of oil a day...that's 4,200,000,000 gallons a DAY.
The problem is getting it out fast enough. The thin "sweet" oil has all been sucked up.
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Your numbers are off by a factor of 5 but your statement on the thin oil is spot on.
"In 2016, the United States consumed a total of 7.21 billion barrels of petroleum products, an average of about 19.69 million barrels per day."
How much oil is consumed in the United States? - FAQ - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)