America might be on its way to become a net oil exporter, but there's no reason why this should get in the way of building pipelines that connect different types of oil plays to the refiners best equipped to turn their crude into the petroleum products that feed North America's economy and the world's. (canadianbusiness.com)
But the International Energy Agency predicted America will be a net oil exporter by 2030. (canadianbusiness.com)
It claims, among other things, that the United States will become the world's largest oil producer by around 2020, and North America will become a net oil exporter by around 2030. (theoildrum.com)