“Crude oil deals made by the US govt” are responsible for a negligible proportion of global economic prosperity, which comes out of the global scientific ecosystem that has been centered in the US for nearly 100 years.
I agree the US exports a variety of goods including weapons, food, industrial products, aircraft and so on, and this gives them more money to purchase crude oil. And being on the leading edge of science and engineering for these industries enables them to make these exports in the first place.
US military protection including nuclear protection is obviously another reason why US gets favourable deals from its allies though.
“Crude oil deals made by the US govt” are responsible for a negligible proportion of global economic prosperity, which comes out of the global scientific ecosystem that has been centered in the US for nearly 100 years.
I’m mainly trying to explain this graph of energy use per capita.
I agree the US exports a variety of goods including weapons, food, industrial products, aircraft and so on, and this gives them more money to purchase crude oil. And being on the leading edge of science and engineering for these industries enables them to make these exports in the first place.
US military protection including nuclear protection is obviously another reason why US gets favourable deals from its allies though.
@Arjun Panickssery I’m not sure what counts as definitive proof to you.
US crude oil imports: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/us-oil-imports-by-country
You can read history of US relations with Saudi Arabia or Iraq or South Korea or any of the other countries at the top of this list.