America is wasting little time getting back into the oil exporting business.
Just weeks after Congress lifted a 40-year ban on exporting oil, the first shipments of the black stuff left U.S. ports for Europe.
The first freely-traded shipments of U.S. crude are symbolic of the country's newfound role as a leading producer of oil. America's entry into the world market can also be viewed with relief by those worried about potential supply disruptions. After all, many big oil producers are located in volatile parts of the world susceptible to geopolitical shocks.
"The fact that producers have free access to the global market will make it easier for U.S. supply to respond to disruptions around the world," said Jason Borduff, a former energy adviser to President Obama who is currently a professor at Columbia University.
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4 comments:
This is nothing more than an attempt to raise the price of the barrel and gas .
I see it as more of a way to stabilize the market. we have the capacity, free trade is a good thing
The market is already flooded with cheap oil, what until the Iranians also flood the market with theirs, that ought to crash the price of oil real good (amd the whole economy). What good is cheap gas when you don't have to drive to work (no job) and you can't go anywhere (no money).
Yet we keep importing it.
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