{"id":25696,"date":"2015-05-29T20:39:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T00:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25696"},"modified":"2015-05-29T20:39:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T00:39:59","slug":"the-impact-of-american-oil-on-the-world-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25696","title":{"rendered":"The Impact Of American Oil On The World Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breitbart.com<\/a> reported yesterday that according to a draft of its long-term strategy report, The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries<\/span> (OPEC) has admitted that their war on shale oil production<\/a> in America<\/a> has failed.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The current international price standard, called \u201cBrent crude<\/a>\u201d has dropped from about $115 a barrel in June 2014 to $62 today. That is a direct result of the American shale-fracking<\/a> boom adding 4.5 million barrels of oil per day<\/a> to the U.S. market in the last 6 years. The U.S. standard, called \u201cWest Texas Intermediate<\/a>\u201d (WTI), sells at $57 a barrel, almost a 10 percent discount.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With revenues plummeting, most OPEC members are in a financial crisis and are forced to increase production from last year and flood the world market<\/a> to financially survive.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a few interesting things in this article. First of all, developing America’s oil resources<\/a> and decreasing America’s dependence on foreign oil<\/a> will have a serious impact on American foreign policy. It should eventually allow America to support freedom and human rights in places where these are not currently practiced.<\/p>\n

Second of all, there is an economic benefit to developing oil resources in America–not only does it bring down the cost of gasoline internationally, if the exporting of these products is allowed, it will strengthen the American economy.<\/p>\n

Thirdly, it is interesting that OPEC did everything it could to discourage American oil production. The admission of that fact should give pause to those people who blindly signed on to the anti-fracking movement without checking their facts.<\/p>\n

America is capable of leading the world economically. We are a country rich in resources and rich in talent. What we have lost in recent years is our morality and our work ethic. We need to regain both of those in order to achieve economic success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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