Now, one of the reasons this skeptical view took hold, in addition to the fact that the view from Washington was overly exaggerated, was that, first, as you may know, the price of oil influences the amount of oil that is there.
L'une des raisons pour lesquelles ce scepticisme s'est répandu, outre les attentes exagérées de Washington, c'est le fait, comme vous le savez probablement, que le prix du pétrole influe sur la quantité produite.