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angrychair

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5. Let's be clear: that's not how oil works

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:12 PM

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Even if they started this process tomorrow it could be a year or more before we would see a drop of oil.
Not to mention costs. If oil is around $100/barrel then it's likely not even financially viable. The oil still costs what it costs. They cannot just run themselves into bankruptcy just because he says so.

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