ENERGY: US to achieve energy independence in 15 years*


The United States, as it aims to reach energy self-sufficiency within 15 years, now has a “gas glut” that is forcing down energy prices and helping to revive US manufacturing. The US — which currently imports six million barrels of oil per day from the rest of the world — is on track to meet all its energy needs within 15 years from domestic sources and from three million barrels per day from neighbouring Canada and Mexico. The world’s biggest energy-user ha…

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