CRS: US Has Largest Energy Reserves On Earth - Oil Rig Babes Just For Show
The United States has largest energy reserves on Earth, according to a report from the Congressional Research Service.
As shown in the charts below, the U.S. has 1,321 billion barrels of oil (or barrels of oil equivalent for other sources of energy) when combining its recoverable natural gas, oil and coal reserves.
While Russia is a close second with 1,248 billion barrels, other energy producing nations are far behind. No. 3 is Saudi Arabia (543 billion barrels), followed by China (494 billion barrels), Iran (426 billion barrels) and Canada (221 billion barrels.)
“Our overwhelming coal, natural gas, and oil resources represent tens of trillions of dollars in wealth and millions of American jobs,” said Sen. James Inhofe (R.-Ok.), who, along with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R.-Alaska), released the report last week. “Whether through decree or purposeful inaction, government policies that unnecessarily restrict or prevent our ability to responsibly produce these domestic resources are threatening, and could eventually undermine, our nation’s economic and national security. We should pursue an all-of-the-above strategy that advances new energy technologies but also prioritizes developing the resources we have today.”
The report also noted that the United States has 28% of all the world’s coal reserves, with Russia again coming in second with 19%.
In addition, the report stated that the United States has tapped into only 13% or 21 billion barrels of its oil reserves, with the other 87% still untouched.
The following charts show the true picture of America’s energy reserves:
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As Glenn Beck pointed out recently, when Obama and co. have destroyed the dollar with no gold to back it up and China cashes in its debt chips, all that is left of value to pay off our “government” debt is our natural resources. Instead of foreign investors buying buildings or companies, they will begin to own our land and what is under the ground. And, do you think they will care about the precious environment when that happens? DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW, PISS OFF!
states should just start drilling and building Nuke plants. claim states rights and tell obama to go fuck a goat.
Can we then please drill, mine, or synthesize our energy needs and stop this stupid crap of paying people who hate us for oil? Insane.
we need to drill…for the hotties sake.
Poor things,they can only afford half a shirt
Umm… Didn’t a land use bill putting millions of acres off-limits to oil and gas just get snuck through Congress?
Big Brother is distracting you.
The “watching you” part comes AFTER they have complete control.