Geoeconomic warfare and primitivist politicians are more responsible for the expense of crude than the increasing difficulty of extraction. Technology will continue to make these things easier, as long as the progressives don't burn all the capital first. Do you propose we tap the hardest to reach resources first?

Spez: I forgot to mention that, yes, gas prices have been low for a while. The commies used to cite falling oil prices as the cause of Venezuela's collapse.