inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world Ā· 16 days agoTrump shows off tanker with ā1m barrels of oilā and floats Venezuela as 51st statewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up1120
arrow-up1120external-linkTrump shows off tanker with ā1m barrels of oilā and floats Venezuela as 51st statewww.theguardian.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world Ā· 16 days agomessage-square53linkfedilink
minus-squarekieron115@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6Ā·16 days agoFor about three minutes until it runs out. The US consumes something like 20 million barrels per day. This is a drop of piss in the ocean.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3Ā·15 days agoIām probably misremembering, but isnāt Venezuelan oil really heavy shit, too? If thatās the case, itās not like we can just put in our cars.
minus-squarekieron115@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3Ā·15 days agoYeah, itās pretty dense compared to shale oil. But itās also what many refineries in the US were built to extract, given that hydrofracking is a relatively new process.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4Ā·15 days agoOh, gotcha. Not my area, exactly.
minus-squarekieron115@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3Ā·15 days agoYouāre good, itās a good question.
For about three minutes until it runs out. The US consumes something like 20 million barrels per day. This is a drop of piss in the ocean.
Iām probably misremembering, but isnāt Venezuelan oil really heavy shit, too?
If thatās the case, itās not like we can just put in our cars.
Yeah, itās pretty dense compared to shale oil. But itās also what many refineries in the US were built to extract, given that hydrofracking is a relatively new process.
Oh, gotcha. Not my area, exactly.
Youāre good, itās a good question.