18 Jul 2022 8:22 am
Ah, the commie speaks about the glories of socialism! How fitting!Xavier_Onassis » 18 Jul 2022, 8:01 am » wrote: ↑ What countries have "energy independence?". Only those in which the country OWNS all the oil that it consumes and the government of said country sets the price throughout the country.
Venezuela, for example. To some degree, Ecuador. And perhaps Saudi Arabia (where the oil belongs to Aramco, a corporation owned by the monarchy), and Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and perhaps Oman.
The US will have oil independence when it nationalizes all oil producers and refineries and boosts the production of all petroleum products to the level that the country requires.
This is not at all likely to occur.
But for your information, a country DOES NOT have to have nationalized their fossil fuels production in order to be energy independent. Weren't WE under President Trump nitwit?
There are PLENTY of other countries that are energy independent or net exporters of energy. Add these to your list:
