"Nothing to see, plenty of energy for everyone, please move along.". EIA spokesman no doubt.

This is a bit odd. A CEO of a major oil company saying that in five years, US oil production will be in crisis. With the debts these companies have, putting a limit that close is dangerous, because if they run out of oil that soon, banks will deny them renewal loans, to avoid getting caught out.

So when an executive says we have 10-15 years of placements left, he is simply artificially inflating the number, so as not to be compromised.

Almost everyone is putting the focus on the end of this decade.

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2024/11/22/occidental-ceo-warns-us-at-risk-of-shale-plateau-losing-energy-independence/

Occidental Petroleum Corp. has warned that US energy independence is at risk of disappearing if shale production levels off and begins to decline.

“Things are going to start to change, and when they do, the United States will be at risk of losing its energy independence,” said Executive Director Vicki Hollub at a presentation in Midland, Texas, on Thursday. “That could happen in the next five years, when we start to see that stabilization occur.”