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Peak oil predicted this sort of thing, given whats also happening in the UK atm with petrol availability and natural gas prices, this is smelling more and more

Peak oil predicted this sort of thing, given whats also happening in the UK atm with petrol availability and natural gas prices, this is smelling more and more like the 70s only without an OPEC to bribe our way out of it.

p2t2p 5y ago
I don’t see how oil is relevant to post offices closed and air traffic stopped due to COVID restrictions
pengaru 5y ago
> Peak oil predicted this sort of thing, given whats also happening in the UK atm with petrol availability and natural gas prices, this is smelling more and more like the 70s only without an OPEC to bribe our way out of it. There's a global pandemic disrupting everything, it's been in the news, maybe you've heard about it?
- DarkmSparks 5y ago
  not sure that explains why saudia basically halved oil production in 2019 or north sea oil peaking in 2004 and now all but at zero production. Saudia Lying about their oil reserves seems a lot more plausible to me.
  - pengaru 5y ago
    You're the only one talking about oil, I never said it explains anything related to oil. TFA makes absolutely no mention of oil, you're completely off the map. The port of LA had a queue of container ships 40+ deep waiting at sea unable to unload for weeks ~a month ago. Are you going to say peak oil caused that too? It's not like those ships were out of fuel.
    - cinquemb 5y ago
      I doubt it would be like that if all the bailoutistan operations hadn't happened or the global lockdown olympics in response to something that has become endemic.
      - pengaru 5y ago
        What I want to know is: at what point did HN turn into reddit?
        cinquemb 5y ago
        I'm not on/never used reddit so I wouldn't know.
    - DarkmSparks 5y ago
      It mentions "lack of transportation issues" It doesn't specify the cause, you know what causes transportation issues in New Zealand? 5 year high oil prices and no sign of increasing production with north sea oil down from 10mn barrels a day to 1mn a day and Saudia oil production down from 20s to 10s. Im saying the whole thing smells like an oil crisis. But yeah, downvote me for thinking just maybe there is a lot more to this story than we are being told.
  - satronaut 5y ago
    don't forget how the biden administration is kneecapping domestic oil production because of politics
avs733 5y ago
No ones Parking brand new airplanes in the desert because of a lack of gas, they’re doing it because of a lack of passengers
Dylan16807 5y ago
> Peak oil predicted this sort of thing You very much haven't explained how. > in the UK atm with petrol availability and natural gas prices Petrol is cheaper than it was a decade ago.
rocqua 5y ago
I figured the gas prices were largely Russia pressurinh Europe to accept Nordstream 2.
Symbiote 5y ago
Natural gas price increases are due to reduced delivery from Russia. Reduced petrol availability in Great Britain (note: no problems in Northern Ireland) is due to Brexit.

p2t2p 5y ago

I don’t see how oil is relevant to post offices closed and air traffic stopped due to COVID restrictions

pengaru 5y ago

> Peak oil predicted this sort of thing, given whats also happening in the UK atm with petrol availability and natural gas prices, this is smelling more and more like the 70s only without an OPEC to bribe our way out of it. There's a global pandemic disrupting everything, it's been in the news, maybe you've heard about it?

DarkmSparks 5y ago
not sure that explains why saudia basically halved oil production in 2019 or north sea oil peaking in 2004 and now all but at zero production. Saudia Lying about their oil reserves seems a lot more plausible to me.
- pengaru 5y ago
  You're the only one talking about oil, I never said it explains anything related to oil. TFA makes absolutely no mention of oil, you're completely off the map. The port of LA had a queue of container ships 40+ deep waiting at sea unable to unload for weeks ~a month ago. Are you going to say peak oil caused that too? It's not like those ships were out of fuel.
  - cinquemb 5y ago
    I doubt it would be like that if all the bailoutistan operations hadn't happened or the global lockdown olympics in response to something that has become endemic.
    - pengaru 5y ago
      What I want to know is: at what point did HN turn into reddit?
      - cinquemb 5y ago
        I'm not on/never used reddit so I wouldn't know.
  - DarkmSparks 5y ago
    It mentions "lack of transportation issues" It doesn't specify the cause, you know what causes transportation issues in New Zealand? 5 year high oil prices and no sign of increasing production with north sea oil down from 10mn barrels a day to 1mn a day and Saudia oil production down from 20s to 10s. Im saying the whole thing smells like an oil crisis. But yeah, downvote me for thinking just maybe there is a lot more to this story than we are being told.
- satronaut 5y ago
  don't forget how the biden administration is kneecapping domestic oil production because of politics

avs733 5y ago

No ones Parking brand new airplanes in the desert because of a lack of gas, they’re doing it because of a lack of passengers

Dylan16807 5y ago

> Peak oil predicted this sort of thing You very much haven't explained how. > in the UK atm with petrol availability and natural gas prices Petrol is cheaper than it was a decade ago.

rocqua 5y ago

I figured the gas prices were largely Russia pressurinh Europe to accept Nordstream 2.

Symbiote 5y ago

Natural gas price increases are due to reduced delivery from Russia. Reduced petrol availability in Great Britain (note: no problems in Northern Ireland) is due to Brexit.