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What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted.

The national oil companies still want to acquire some expertise so they will outsource more, but not totally.

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.

Energy companies, such as Chevron and Shell, and oil producing countries, such as Kuwait and Venezuela, pump crude oil from their vast land holdings and sell it on the world market.

People understand we have a dependence upon foreign oil. What they do not understand and find incredibly ridiculous is that we import refined product just making us more dependent on the industry.

If major companies sourcing in developing countries care only about price and quality, local suppliers will be lured to cut corners on environmental standards to win contracts.

The problem is not the oil, but what they do with the oil. The United States is the biggest spender of oil and of all the planet resources.

The Assad regime is quite reliant on oil exports.

We shouldn't be so dependent on foreign oil.

A lot of the economy is indeed being supplied by goods that are produced offshore. And much of the reason for that is societal.