In North America, the shale-energy revolution in the US, Canada’s oil sands, and the prospect of more onshore and offshore oil production in Mexico (now that its energy sector is open to private and foreign investment) have made the continent less dependent on Middle East supplies. Moreover, South America holds vast hydrocarbon reserves, from Colombia all the way to Argentina, as does East Africa, from Kenya all the way to Mozambique.
事实上，现在存在着全球石油过剩。在北美，美国页岩能源革命、加拿大油砂以及墨西哥在岸和离岸石油增产的前景（因为其能源部门向私人和外国投资开放了）让北美洲不再那么依赖中东的供给。此外，从哥伦比亚到阿根廷，南美也拥有巨大的碳氢化合物储量，从肯尼亚到莫桑比克的东非也是如此。