The myth or reality of US energy independence
The myth or reality of US energy independence / Anthony H. Cordesman & Arleigh A. Burke. Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2 Jan. 2013, 15 p.
http://csis.org/files/publication/130103_us_energy_independence_report.pdf
US “independence” from energy imports has been a key source of political dispute ever since the October War in 1973 and the Arab oil embargo that followed. Much of this debate has ignored or misstated the nature of the data available on what the US options are, as well as the uncertainties involved in making any long range projections…