a. It'll be years before any oil we drill is available.
b. Our supplies, current and future, are incapable of handling our insatiable thirst.
a....not if we are sitting on a shit load of light sweet crude
b....we have more than enough to sustain ourselves...unless you are one of those who beleive its dino debri...and the supply is limited.
now...the maufacturers of the world's goods...they'll have a problem...but thats not us, anymore...is it...haha
histories mysteries aren't that mysterious if you pay attention...