Can the U.S. rely on its own oil reserves instead of a foreign country's? Gas prices...?

I've heard we have enough oil on (well, under) our soil to cover the current rate of oil consumption for 110 years. However, this oil is in the form of ';oil shale';, which is not itself oil, but can be refined into oil.





Would it, in the long run, be cheaper to produce this oil than to import it from other countries? Gas prices would significantly decline. How great would that be?





Eager to hear your input, thanks.Can the U.S. rely on its own oil reserves instead of a foreign country's? Gas prices...?
Yes, we do have it but politicians will NOT hear about it. We have even better technologies than oil already but majority of car maker's won't even touch it....(Bio-diesel $2 a gallon). Oil has brought us more than wars, death n disease than any1anticipate it from the beginning. While Arabs r rotten in lots n lots of $$$ the rest of the world suffers recessions n economical status. In some parts of America the gallon of gas/petro is almost @ $4 bucks n the national minimum wage is $7 bucks..Where's the logic on that? The richer will get more richer (Oils companies n their politicians) n the poor will just simple die.


We r supposed 2 b the world's Super Power but indeed a good half of the American population don't have any source of health insurance..whatta joke, man.Can the U.S. rely on its own oil reserves instead of a foreign country's? Gas prices...?
The problem with US oil isn't in the oil, but the lack of refineries..


The EPA won't allow new to be built or current ones expanded due to air quality....

revlon