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Report: U.S. energy imports down, exports up; energy independence in sight?

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A combination of factors have pushed the United States to reverse decades of trends. Oil and gas consumption is down and declining. Oil and gas production, domestically, is skyrocketing. Oil and gas imports are evaporating. All of this has the potentially to revolutionize American foreign relations and the U.S. economy.

US Slowly Moving Towards Energy Independence

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