| ▲ | linksnapzz 5 hours ago | |
There's plenty of crude oil in CA. Certainly enough for California's needs, in fact. | ||
| ▲ | JumpCrisscross 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> There's plenty of crude oil in CA. Certainly enough for California's needs California has 1.7 billion barrels of proven reserves [1] and imports 373 million barrels a year [2]. That's 5 years of imports in the ground. (At current rates, California depletes its proven reserves in 2040.) [1] https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=R... [2] https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/califo... | ||
| ▲ | john_strinlai 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
that is not my understanding or what is implied in the article. where would i go to find this fact? | ||