As we write this, the story of potential U.S. and perhaps North American energy self-sufficiency is well-established in the public domain, to include the tantalizing possibility of the U.S. as a long-term net exporter of both natural gas and liquids. The prospective benefits are there for the taking—for customers and consumers (including beyond North America), industrial rebirth and economic renewal (within and perhaps beyond the U.S.), and environmental improvements (as natural gas and ultra-low sulfur diesel compete with higher emission-producing and less reliable fuels and technologies). There is even a chance for a rethink of national security and foreign policy (for those who believe that less reliance on oil imports will cure all foreign policy ills).
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