The U.S. is a big oil exporter. So why does it import most of the oil it consumes? - Peer2Peer

The U.S. is a big oil exporter. So why does it import most of the oil it consumes?

Mar 22, 2026

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to University of Texas engineering professor Hugh Daigle about why the U.S. imports most of the oil it consumes despite being one of the world's largest oil exporters.

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/22/nx-s1-5752447/the-u-s-is-a-big-oil-exporter-so-why-does-it-import-most-of-the-oil-it-consumes

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