Yes new methods cost money, BUT we must not forget that there are small countries that we have already been developing (Saudi, etc) that eventually will under price any oil compared to the US market. Then eventually there will be new countries coming up and small underdeveloped countries like Bernai selling eve CHEAPER oil.
That's true enough there could be cheap reserves that are accessible in countries that are underdeveloped, in that case one needs to stabilize those countries to get access to those reserves.
The other option would be to destabilize the country and then buy the cheaper oil from the groups fighting that need funding.
