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minus-squarekieron115@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 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-up3·1 day agoI’m probably misremembering, but isn’t Venezuelan oil really heavy shit, too? If that’s the case, it’s not like we can just put in our cars.
minus-squarekieron115@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoYeah, it’s pretty dense compared to shale oil. But it’s 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-up4·1 day agoOh, gotcha. Not my area, exactly.
minus-squarekieron115@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoYou’re good, it’s 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.
I’m probably misremembering, but isn’t Venezuelan oil really heavy shit, too?
If that’s the case, it’s not like we can just put in our cars.
Yeah, it’s pretty dense compared to shale oil. But it’s 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.
You’re good, it’s a good question.