Sneakylong Drill baby drill….. Oh wait, we’re already are doing that.
Yes, they do daily, but what people don't realize, the U.S. Gvt. does not own a drilling company. Yet they have 'reserves'.
My uncle used to tell us about how his company (unnamed here) would get gvt. funding for drilling/exploration. When fields were hit, they were required to report back to their 'funding' mgr.😉, and if the field was a damn good one, they were told....'cap it'...dry well!!
And no, this is not political, it's just business as usual for oil companies and the Federal Gvt..