Russia takes over as #1 oil producer, according to OPEC

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Yeah and the US production of crude oil in 2006 is at the same level as in 1946. In 1970 the US reached it´s highest production and 36 years later it´s only 50% anymore. While the US will have to import more and more oil and see a further increase in the current account deficit due to this, Russia will be swimming in a sea of Surpluses due to it´s vastness of resources.

Tell the politicians to stop objecting to drilling off the coast of California and Florida, as well as allow us to tap ANWAR, and we will produce much more than we have in the past. 

No. Thea mount in ANWR is isignificant. It'd only last 9 months. That'll be nowhere near the number produced in the past.

This is good news, since as imperfect as it is Russia is still far preferable to Saudi Arabia.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The problem is that Russia consumes most of this oil themselves, and they don't have as much to export.

Until the Alberta tar sands can be extracted, alternative energy is the only way to get away from Muslim oil.