By the end of this decade, according to the US Energy Information Administration, nearly half of the crude oil that America consumes will be produced at home, while 82% will come from the US side of the Atlantic. Philip Verleger, a respected energy analyst, argues that, by 2023, the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s “Project Independence,” the US will be energy independent in the sense that it will export more energy than it imports.
如今，能源专家再也笑不出来了。根据美国能源信息局（US Energy Information Administration）的说法，到2020年，美国所消费的原油中将有近一半产自国内，其中又有82%来自大西洋沿岸。著名能源分析师维尔莱格（Philip Verleger）指出，到2023年，即尼克松提出“独立计划”50周年之际，美国将实现能源独立——其能源出口将超过进口。