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DanieRains

(4,619 posts) Thu Feb 17, 2022, 01:06 PM Feb 2022

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Maybe Giving Putin All That Money For His Oil Wasn't Such A Good Idea

Duh.

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Maybe Giving Putin All That Money For His Oil Wasn't Such A Good Idea (Original Post) DanieRains Feb 2022 OP

Putin is selling oil and gas on the open market. comradebillyboy Feb 2022 #1

We actually do import oil from Russia. former9thward Feb 2022 #2

The U.S. Is Now Energy Independent comradebillyboy Feb 2022 #3

We both import and export oil former9thward Feb 2022 #4

comradebillyboy

(10,144 posts)

1. Putin is selling oil and gas on the open market.

Reply to DanieRains (Original post)

Thu Feb 17, 2022, 01:51 PM

Feb 2022

We (the US) don't control that market. We don't however import oil or gas from Russia.

former9thward

(31,997 posts)

2. We actually do import oil from Russia.

Reply to comradebillyboy (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 17, 2022, 02:08 PM

Feb 2022

About 7% of our imports.

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=727&t=6#:~:text=The%20top%20five%20source%20countries,%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia%2C%20and%20Colombia.

comradebillyboy

(10,144 posts)

3. The U.S. Is Now Energy Independent

Reply to former9thward (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 17, 2022, 03:23 PM

Feb 2022

https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/17/the-u-s-is-now-energy-independent/#disqus_thread

former9thward

(31,997 posts)

4. We both import and export oil

Reply to comradebillyboy (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 17, 2022, 03:43 PM

Feb 2022

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