[LNet]-GSIV:Lysistrata: "And I'm pretty perfect sooooo... What can I say. I'm dedicated. (To Jeril's cock.)"
It appears that western governments are considering imposing sanctions on Russian energy exports, something the West has been reluctant to do so far, because it would impact western consumers. Would you be willing to pay $1.00 more per gallon of gas in exchange for imposing truly crippling economic sanctions on Russia? And if energy sanctions would produce truly crippling economic sanctions on Russia, would that deter Russia from continuing the Ukraine invasion?
This might be your most butthurt post yet.
SHAFT: Trump weakened NATO!
Gelston: Actually he just wanted them to pay what they agreed to pay and called them out.
SHAFT: I DON'T CARE!!! IT'S BAD ANYWAY BECAUSE TRUMP EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY EXCEPT FOR HE HURTS MY FEE FEES!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oil prices are already up from massive speculation about supply disruptions, which haven't happened. Has Biden's Department of Energy discussed with OPEC about a temporary increase to offset sanctions, don't know. Have they met with American oil companies about un-idling wells, don't know. But the oil producers domestically and internationally have the spare production, but simply aren't releasing oil and are profit taking.
When asked about production targets for 2022 during a January earnings call, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods responded, "The primary objectives we've had in looking at the portfolio is less about volume and volume targets and more about the quality and profitability of the barrels that we're producing."
Oil companies at least are being honest about keeping oil prices high to reap higher prices. Even if Republicans still want to pretend oil companies are being prevented from producing.
The Biden administration is suddenly interested in more drilling, not less," McNally said. "People are more worried about high oil prices than anything else."