inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoTrump shows off tanker with ‘1m barrels of oil’ and floats Venezuela as 51st statewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square52linkfedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down14
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minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days 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-up3·2 days 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-up4·2 days agoOh, gotcha. Not my area, exactly.
minus-squarekieron115@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoYou’re good, it’s a good question.
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.