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gasoline is processed crude oil, which the US imports almost entirely. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #1
Or tell the countries to process their own damn oil New Yawker Feb 2012 #4
I wonder how much of a cash cow it is for those who do it. nt napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #5
just for the record bonzotex Feb 2012 #34
What? We export NO CRUDE. Lets go to the site you linked to and compare Imports vs Exports. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #37
relax...just suggesting you be more precise bonzotex Feb 2012 #40
Kicking the oil speculators to the curb is what will do it. Initech Feb 2012 #2
1) Nationalize gasoline refineries NOW; or 2) The more horrible option Zalatix Feb 2012 #3
The problem with that is Hutzpa Feb 2012 #8
Last week, we imported more gasoline than we exported FarCenter Feb 2012 #6
Let me see if I understand Hutzpa Feb 2012 #7
It's a global market Oasis_ Feb 2012 #9
That's also a horrible, horrible idea Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #11
That's not accurate at all Oasis_ Feb 2012 #13
"significantly increased domestic production"...how? Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #16
it's not a difficult process Oasis_ Feb 2012 #18
This presumes that the resources are there to exploit... Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #19
You're questioning Oasis_ Feb 2012 #21
I'm questioning whether they'd meet the upper or lower estimates Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #24
I'm employed in the industry Oasis_ Feb 2012 #25
Peak oil as such isn't a lie... Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #27
We have already increased domestic production Viking12 Feb 2012 #39
Emptying the strategic reserves may be a good idea -- it takes attacking Iran off the table FarCenter Feb 2012 #15
Unless Iran successfully tests an atomic bomb and threatens to use it, we won't attack them anyway DFW Feb 2012 #36
The answer to that question: No, it would not. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #10
No, of course not Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #12
How do you propose to do that exactly? Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #14
I don't Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #20
No -- Reducing bankster oil speculation would stop gas prices from spiking rocktivity Feb 2012 #17
this is true. It is that simple sometimes n/t bonzotex Feb 2012 #35
Add 117,000,000 gallons of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel to the US market EVERY DAY... cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #22
How so? Oasis_ Feb 2012 #23
Crude imports are down. Refined product exports are up. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #26
The answer to that is very simple: Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #28
Yes but we are importing less and less crude oil as time goes by. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #29
No Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #30
Do you believe that increased cost for gasoline, diesel, and Jet A is a good thing cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #31
It may be a good thing insofar as it spurs efficiency... Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #32
So just to clarify... cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #33
It would probably make anything imported into the US much more expensive NickB79 Feb 2012 #38
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