How to use the oil in the United States 2011
At the beginning of the century, while the U.S. was involved in military interventions in the Balkans and had triggered what could become the longest war in its history in Afghanistan with the invasion of Iraq yet to come, was also preparing the ground for subordinating the African continent to a new military command.
With 4.5 percent of world population, the U.S. has 30 per cent of oil consumption. Despite being the third largest oil producer in the world, imports 60 percent of its consumption (12.4 to 20.7 million barrels daily use). A decade ago, 15 percent of these imports came from the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean coastline in Africa, mainly Nigeria, and is projected that the proportion increases to 25 percent in the next four years.
The National Energy Policy Report published by the Office of Vice President Richard Cheney on May 16, 2001 stated: “West Africa is expected to be one of the sources of oil and gas for the American market the fastest growing. African oil tends to be high quality and low sulfur … giving it a market share increasing to refineries on the U.S. east coast. “
The following year, the Group of African Oil Policy Initiatives, based in Washington DC, organized a symposium on “African Oil: A Priority for U.S. National Security and African development,” with the participation of U.S. lawmakers, advisors politicians, the private sector and representatives of the State Department and the Department of Defense, and Congressman William Jefferson who said:
“African oil should be treated as a priority for U.S. national security following in 11-S. I think … after the 11-S, we made clear to all that our traditional sources of oil are not as safe as we thought they were. “
As usual in regard to the objectives of U.S. foreign policy, the Pentagon was in charge take the blame. He immediately set to work, carrying out three initiatives to implement the U.S. energy strategy in the Gulf of Guinea: U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), the first foreign military command launched since 1983.
The Africa Partnership Station of the U.S. Navy, which has become the backbone of the Global Fleet Station, linked to maritime operations throughout the world as the fleet of 1000 ships and the Initiative for Proliferation Security and directed in the area of responsibility of U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Fourth Fleet, reactivated in 2008: The Caribbean and Central and South America. Response Force NATO’s designed for fast multi-service (infantry, air force, navy and marines) deployed outside the area of responsibility of the American-European bloc.