Speculation about the rush on oil in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and Canada ---
Note the tone of wild dreaming, even in the voice of the journalist. This is peculiar to oil discourse, which tends to stimulate a kind of boom-desire fantasizing.
And note phrasings like, "the emerging prize of global energy" - which contributes to the sense that this is a rush, a race, a battle for the treasures of the earth.
This is certainly not neutral journalistic discourse, and, while evading other possible ways of 'talking about' oil, it also reflects more broadly the culture of the oil industry and the popular imagination.
So much for the idea that the NYT is simply a liberal rag.
