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[taiwan_girl]

Obviously, not a concern for the president before President Biden. LOL

According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), when Trump took office in January 2017, the SPR contained 695 million barrels. When he left office four years later, the SPR contained 638 million barrels. So, the level of the SPR actually declined while President Trump was in office.

[Jolly]

Trump ain't in office, toots.

How many barrels are in there today? Right now?

[taiwan_girl]

LOL. Much less right now. But I was just pointing out that previous presidents weren't too concerned about the SOR.

(And I agree with them. The US is a currently a net exporter for the first time since before 1950. (Thank you Prescient Biden!!) I just believe that if there is a event so so catastrophic, having an extra day or 10 of oil reserves is not going to make a difference)

[Jolly]

@taiwan_girl said in 17 days:

Much less right now

I think that's what we're talking about. Not a minor percentage. Not past history.

Now.

[Renauda]

I’m with you TG.

This is a coffee and donut shop gossip issue. Nothing more.

Next the topic will move on to whether Soros György is behind it all.

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in 17 days:

The US is a currently a net exporter for the first time since before 1950. (Thank you Prescient Biden!!)

You misspelled "Trump."

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-products/imports-and-exports.php

The United States became a total petroleum net exporter in 2020

In 2020, the United States became a net exporter of petroleum for the first time since at least 1949.1 In 2022, total petroleum exports were about 9.52 million barrels per day (b/d) and total petroleum imports were about 8.33 million b/d, making the United States an annual net total petroleum exporter for the third year in a row. Total petroleum net exports were about 1.19 million b/d in 2022. Also in 2022, the United States produced2 about 20.08 million b/d of petroleum and consumed3 about 20.01 million b/d. Although U.S. annual total petroleum exports were greater than total petroleum imports in 2020, 2021, and 2022, the United States still imported some crude oil and petroleum products from other countries to help to supply domestic demand for petroleum and to supply international markets.

It's complicated.

The United States remained a net crude oil importer in 2022, importing about 6.28 million b/d of crude oil and exporting about 3.58 million b/d. Some of the crude oil that the U.S. imports is refined by U.S. refineries into petroleum products—such as gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, and jet fuel—that the U.S. later exports. Also, some of imported petroleum may be stored and later exported.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Renauda said in 17 days:

Next the topic will move on to whether Soros György is behind it all.

The man who repeatedly causes somebody to pee in conservatives pants.

[Jolly]

The man who helped ruin San Francisco. I could go on, but what's the point? Until a Soros-backed DA turns your little part of the world into a revolving door criminal justice system, you don't care.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in 17 days:

The man who helped ruin San Francisco. I could go on, but what's the point? Until a Soros-backed DA turns your little part of the world into a revolving door criminal justice system, you don't care.

You pretty much blame him for everything, though. TBH, I think it's a bit unhealthy.

Foreign born billionaires with an unhealthily high level of political influence? Conservatives would never stoop to that sort of thing.

[Jolly]

I think he wears blame where blame is due.

Compare him against the Koch brothers and get back to me.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in 17 days:

I think he wears blame where blame is due.

Compare him against the Koch brothers and get back to me.

I don't need to. I just compared him to Rupert Murdoch. If you don't think that guy has an unhealthily large influence I don't know what to say.