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NuclearDem

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5. No, it's not bullshit.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2014, 03:18 PM

Aug 2014

Regardless of where the US gets its oil, events in the Middle East that could impact the flow of oil (like threats to close Hormuz or Suez) affect the price of oil on the world market.

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Where our oil comes from - [View all] packman Aug 2014 OP

oil is a fungible commodity. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #1

How is that second pie chart relevant to which countries people think we import oil from? Make7 Aug 2014 #2

Yeah, the OP is enough to make a data geek grind their teeth, isn't it? MH1 Aug 2014 #3

Nope, geopolitical events in the Middle East affect the world market price of oil. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #4

No, it's not bullshit. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #5