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It's of note that Trump wanted to reduce the SPR by half. The plan was rebuffed by Congress. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/24/trumps-strategic-oil-reserve-sale-s

by petmon 4y ago

It's of note that Trump wanted to reduce the SPR by half. The plan was rebuffed by Congress. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/24/trumps-strategic-oil-reserve-sale-sparks-debate.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/24/trumps-strategic-oil-reserve...

cscurmudgeon 4y ago
Ok, but what happened after that to get us to this state?
- epistasis 4y ago
  An emboldened Russia started a war of conquest, drastically reducing supply. Though honestly there's plenty of effects from the coal market started by China's big moves, so it can't all be places on Russia. And Russia was going to do this at some point, it's been inevitable since their 2014 invasion, and also how their prior invasions and involvements have had almost zero pushback.
- VintageCool 4y ago
  The pandemic made oil drilling + refining look like a bad investment, so the industry underinvested in new oil resources. Then Putin cut the oil and gas supplies to the world in an attempt to extort Europe into standing aside and accepting his conquest of Ukraine.
  - throwA29B 4y ago
    >Then Putin cut the oil and gas supplies to the world It was (most of) EU and US that decided to stop buying oil from Russia. Everyone else keep doing it. EU and US can do too, just don't want to.
  - yyyk 4y ago
    In addition, there was an explicit push by the Biden admin to make drilling less profitable (less permits, increased oil royalties, increased investor reporting requirements, and a PR push). It's not politically useful anymore - even the admin can't continue this while sanctioning Putin for his war of conquest - so people pretend it did not happen.
erichocean 4y ago
> Trump announced his intention to fill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve “to the top” on March 13 [2020] as global oil prices went into freefall amid the coronavirus outbreak as governments issued stay-at-home orders that have obliterated fuel demand. Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-reserves/drowning-in-crude-u-s-drillers-say-trump-strategic-reserve-plan-is-no-lifeline-idUSKCN2251QU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-reserves/d...

by petmon 4y ago

cscurmudgeon 4y ago

Ok, but what happened after that to get us to this state?

epistasis 4y ago
An emboldened Russia started a war of conquest, drastically reducing supply. Though honestly there's plenty of effects from the coal market started by China's big moves, so it can't all be places on Russia. And Russia was going to do this at some point, it's been inevitable since their 2014 invasion, and also how their prior invasions and involvements have had almost zero pushback.
VintageCool 4y ago
The pandemic made oil drilling + refining look like a bad investment, so the industry underinvested in new oil resources. Then Putin cut the oil and gas supplies to the world in an attempt to extort Europe into standing aside and accepting his conquest of Ukraine.
- throwA29B 4y ago
  >Then Putin cut the oil and gas supplies to the world It was (most of) EU and US that decided to stop buying oil from Russia. Everyone else keep doing it. EU and US can do too, just don't want to.
- yyyk 4y ago
  In addition, there was an explicit push by the Biden admin to make drilling less profitable (less permits, increased oil royalties, increased investor reporting requirements, and a PR push). It's not politically useful anymore - even the admin can't continue this while sanctioning Putin for his war of conquest - so people pretend it did not happen.

erichocean 4y ago

> Trump announced his intention to fill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve “to the top” on March 13 [2020] as global oil prices went into freefall amid the coronavirus outbreak as governments issued stay-at-home orders that have obliterated fuel demand. Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-reserves/drowning-in-crude-u-s-drillers-say-trump-strategic-reserve-plan-is-no-lifeline-idUSKCN2251QU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-reserves/d...