the U.S. is now the third largest oil exporter, next to Saudi Arabia and Russia. This is a brand-new, twenty-first-century trend. Back in 2000, petroleum exports accounted for only about 1 percent of the U.S.’s export economy. The bulk of American refined and crude petroleum oil and gas is sent to Canada, Mexico, and China. These products now comprise a whopping 11 percent of America’s total exports.
