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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

Dec 11

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 Dec 11 OP

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Putin, Kegsbreath was drunk again." Kid Berwyn Dec 11 #1

Cute but incorrect TexLaProgressive Dec 11 #3

Thank you! My mistake! Kid Berwyn Dec 11 #8

Dip-shit Trump is going to take us into a world war. Emile Dec 11 #2

Iran needs oil. There's like none there, right? Johonny Dec 11 #4

Their lies don't make any sense. Justice matters. Dec 11 #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 Dec 11 #17

yeah, Iran only has the 3rd largest reserves of oil RussBLib Dec 11 #7

Iran is not taking oil. The tanker was used for Venezuela and Iran oil. Melon Dec 11 #13

From the OP. Igel Dec 11 #20

Mmmm that's not my reading of it. underpants Dec 11 #5

It's amazing how much reasonably-current information Wikipedia has on such specific topics. erronis Dec 11 #9

It's a go to general knowledge source underpants Dec 11 #18

I love wikipedia. I have a recurring donation. Damn righteous nerds. Hahaha. 🤓 littlemissmartypants Dec 11 #19

It was either Russian or Iranian, both are under sanctions Warpy Dec 11 #10

Now I expect Trump to fire someone newdeal2 Dec 11 #11

Why would Russian or Iranian oil be in Venezuela? IronLionZion Dec 11 #12

The boat was "Venezuelan" making it a disguise. ... littlemissmartypants Dec 11 #16

Uh oh duckworth969 Dec 11 #14

Yep. littlemissmartypants Dec 11 #15