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US Allows Early Sales of Winter Gasoline to Curb Prices (finance.yahoo.com)
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[–] 2 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

The US is the largest oil producer in the world, how can't not have enough for itself? But if that will always be the case, then why did the US never invest in alternative modes of transportation and in EVs and charging infrastructure?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    The thing is that you have different grades of oil, and US refineries aren't actually geared towards the type of oil the US produces.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The thing is that you have different grades of oil

    This I knew.

    and US refineries aren’t actually geared towards the type of oil the US produces.

    This I didn't know and doesn't make sense to me why it would be the case. I expected US refineries to be optimized for US crudes. "Drill baby drill" has been the rallying cry for the Republican Party for nearly two decades now. At no point did I ever hear them say "Refine baby refine" though.

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