Re: dependency
This is why it's vital to reduce our dependency on one source of energy. It's tempting because the more oil there is, the cheaper it gets. But it won't last. Something else will have to come up. It doesn't mean necessarily another source of energy but it can also mean saving energy, using it more efficiently.
In the 70's, Japan was a big economical power, without the slightest source of oil in their ground. Everything had to be imported and they thrived, even though other oil exporters were still no democracies and had and still have very poor populations.
Raoul