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LiberalArkie

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17. Venezuela may need Iran or Russian oil though.. Venezuela's oil is a heavy type that needs a lot of refining to make

Reply to Justice matters. (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:04 PM

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gasoline. Russian and Irans and US does not.

Extra-heavy crude oil
Venezuelan oil primarily consists of extra-heavy crude oil, which is highly viscous and dense, making it more challenging and expensive to extract compared to conventional crude oil. This type of oil is produced mainly in the Orinoco Belt, which is known for its significant reserves of extra-heavy crude oil.

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whoopsie doodle that may have been Russian oil in that tanker! LOL [View all] Javaman Thursday OP

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Putin, Kegsbreath was drunk again." Kid Berwyn Thursday #1

Cute but incorrect TexLaProgressive Thursday #3

Thank you! My mistake! Kid Berwyn Thursday #8

Dip-shit Trump is going to take us into a world war. Emile Thursday #2

Iran needs oil. There's like none there, right? Johonny Thursday #4

Their lies don't make any sense. Justice matters. Thursday #6

Venezuela may need Iran or Russian oil though.. Venezuela's oil is a heavy type that needs a lot of refining to make LiberalArkie Thursday #17

yeah, Iran only has the 3rd largest reserves of oil RussBLib Thursday #7

Iran is not taking oil. The tanker was used for Venezuela and Iran oil. Melon Thursday #13

From the OP. Igel Thursday #20

Mmmm that's not my reading of it. underpants Thursday #5

It's amazing how much reasonably-current information Wikipedia has on such specific topics. erronis Thursday #9

It's a go to general knowledge source underpants Thursday #18

I love wikipedia. I have a recurring donation. Damn righteous nerds. Hahaha. 🤓 littlemissmartypants Thursday #19

It was either Russian or Iranian, both are under sanctions Warpy Thursday #10

Now I expect Trump to fire someone newdeal2 Thursday #11

Why would Russian or Iranian oil be in Venezuela? IronLionZion Thursday #12

The boat was "Venezuelan" making it a disguise. ... littlemissmartypants Thursday #16

Uh oh duckworth969 Thursday #14

Yep. littlemissmartypants Thursday #15