Adjust improve energy strategy petroleum self-sufficiency

Primary energy in the United States , only need to import large quantities of oil , enhanced oil supply capacity naturally become energy independent strategy. March 2011 , Obama proposed to reduce by one third by 2025 oil imports new target. In America's future energy supply and security of the three strategies , the " return to the United States oil and gas development ,frac sand companies ensure U.S. energy supply security" is one of the important content , including increased domestic oil and gas production capacity, promote the development of unconventional oil and gas resources .

U.S. to increase domestic oil production focused on two aspects: First, lifting the ban offshore oil ; Second, accelerate the development of onshore shale oil . March 2010 , the United States introduced to expand offshore oil field development project.Ceramic proppant Even in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill incident, the U.S. commitment to accelerate the development of offshore oil did not waver. Meanwhile, thanks to open offshore oil resources , tax breaks and other policy support as well as horizontal wells drilled and hydraulic fracturing technology breakthrough in the so-called " shale gas revolution" under the impetus of U.S. oil production since 2009 to recover, continued to grow.

U.S. Department of Energy estimates , in 2013 , U.S. crude oil , including biofuels and other liquefied hydrocarbon production will reach 1140 million barrels daily , close to 1160 million barrels of Saudi daily production levels . U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data show that in 2010 , the U.S. dependence on foreign oil was 49.3% , down to 50% of the " warning " or less. 2011 dropped to 45% in 2012 to 40 %, the current trend continues.

Oil self-sufficiency in the local ability to continuously improve both the U.S. foreign oil imports are constantly optimize distribution channels , domestic oil supply forward and surrounding areas contraction. In fact, even in the history of the United States it is not highly dependent on Middle East oil imports , North America is the U.S. foreign oil imports first choice. Since Obama took office , the United States imported oil from OPEC countries and the proportion of the total amount substantially reduced, while oil imports from North America the proportion is rising . In 2011, U.S. oil imports from the Middle East is only 95 million tons , accounting for 16.9% of total imports , while imports of crude oil from the Americas increased more than 70% proportion . Currently, the U.S. crude oil imports concentrated in Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela , Iraq and other countries and regions.

Currently , the U.S. energy strategy adjustment achieved great success. As offshore oil and onshore shale gas  mass exploitation of oil and gas , energy efficiency and consumption habits, the U.S. dependence on foreign energy demand and tends to decrease . Analysts pointed out that the United States is highly dependent on imports from a country 's energy consumption becomes an increasingly important energy producer and exporter.