Originally Posted by
Seran
Pre pandemic monthly offshore oil production was 61,631 thousand barrels per month, two years later oil companies continue to idle production and rates stand at 52,887 thousand barrels per month according to the EIA. New Federal offshore leases being halted as a cause for higher oil prices is a proven lie.
13.9 million acres of government owned land is already leased to Big Oil and not being developed or even explored for oil. Despite their already being permitted for such activities. Source: Department of Interior, November 2021 report to the GAO. Again, proving the lack of feral leases or lack of permits being the cause of high oil prices is a lie.
The Keystone XL pipeline being blocked, cited time and time again as a cause for higher oil prices is also a lie. The pipeline would not have been in use until 2023 or later. Existing pipelines already bring Canadian oil to the US and there is no impediment to ongoing oil reaching our country from our northern neighbors. So more lies.
Big oil and it's limiting oil production from current available wells. FACT
Commodities brokers Upplaying Russia's oil being unavailable to some markets and Downplaying coordinated international SPR releases to manipulate oil higher for profit. FACT
American oil production, previously at 13.2 million barrels per day, now at 11.7 million barrels per day being exposed to international oil price volatility due to Republicans and Trump ending federal oil export ban. FACT