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Domestic drilling sounds good to me, but nobody's going to do it and sell for less than the going price. Basic economics, I think, says that 36% market share (and having the largest single chunk of market share) is more than enough to have a very strong influence on price. Certainly, when OPEC reduces production, we pay more for the oil we get from everyone. Speculative investors may have something to do with it too.
However, maybe we're just saving our reserves for when OPEC runs out. Then we'll be able to shove it in their face and say "Yeah, you're our bitch now! Bend over..." as we charge them way more than they ever charged us. :seesaw:
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