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In reply to the discussion: OPEC just fucked us. [View all]Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)15. This is really about the Ukrainian War isn't it?
Create an energy shortage so Europe will demand that Ukraine accepts Russia "peace" proposals.
SA would prefer to have a more "friendly" US government. But I don't think that is driving their decision here. I think it is all about Russia.
If Putin gets displaced by a "democracy" friendly government, Europe and the US will help them gain market share and maybe encourage them to not to participate with NATO's collusion to control oil output.
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Wall Street has gotten the news, but the crude oil price is up less than one percent now.
marmar
Oct 2022
#7
Wouldn't it be great if we all lived in a way that minimized our oil dependence?
Scrivener7
Oct 2022
#10