The Death of the Grown-Up | Diana West > Home - Will Lifting Sanctions on Iran Crash US Oil Boom?: "On November 25, 2013, Forbes noted:It's a three-fer for him at least: puts Americans out of work, funnels money to Islamists and removes the need to build the Keystone pipeline. Oh, and the forth reason would be that the Dims will be able to point to marginally lower energy prices during the next presidential campaign.
Over the long run the easing of sanctions against Iran spells trouble for the economics of the tight oil plays that have sprung up across the United States in recent years. The Eagle Ford and Permian Basin and Bakken need sustained high oil prices to make the economics of expensive drilling and steep decline rates pay off. It’s no coincidence that America’s great oil and gas renaissance has coincided with sanctions on Iran and unrest in Libya. The concern for U.S. drillers is that successful Middle Eastern diplomacy could end up being the worst thing for their business. If crude oil benchmarks were to fall to $75 a barrel and stay there for a couple months you’d see drilling rigs across Texas and North Dakota fall silent.I don't know about "ironic," but devastating for sure -- at least to Americans who yearn for energy independence."
The U.S. onshore oil industry has been perhaps the brightest spot in what passes for America’s economic recovery. How ironic that it could end up being a casualty of the Middle Eastern peace process.
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