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8. Depends on the price of oil.

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:34 AM

Jul 2020

As I understand it, fracking is moderately expensive so the market price of oil has to be higher than average to make it pay.

But then it pays big.

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Biden Says Fracking Jobs Won't Be 'on the Chopping Block' If He's Elected [View all] brooklynite Jul 2020 OP

Smarter to invest in green energy and make fossil fuels obsolete. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #2

We can return to thiis matter after election day Tom Rinaldo Jul 2020 #3

+1 Lulu KC Jul 2020 #4

I'm betting you are right. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 #6

I'm on a self-imposed gag order until after election day. aikoaiko Jul 2020 #7

How many jobs are in the fracking industry anyway? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #5

Depends on the price of oil. aikoaiko Jul 2020 #8

in Pennsylvania... BGBD Jul 2020 #9

a lot more than are employed in renewables Amishman Jul 2020 #10

Thank you. I didn't bother to look it up, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #12

Biden's "day one" list is going to be hairy 0rganism Jul 2020 #11