The fact that you're mentioning oil and not gas tells me you are not really familiar with the situation.
But no, getting yourself in a situation where you're dependent on cowboy regimes for critical resources is not good for the people.
But no, getting yourself in a situation where you're dependent on cowboy regimes for critical resources is not good for the people.
Liquified Natural Gas aka LNG is a major US export product. The American export a lot of methane ("natural gas") this way to EU countries.
I have no idea which of many factors you didn't understand here but it's a bad sign
[Edited to correct s/expert/export/]