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23. We had cut our own production to buy from the Middle East. Now we are the largest producer in the world.

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 12:30 AM

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The US gets 5% of our demand from the region.

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Doubt it Prairie Gates Yesterday #1

We ain't seeing that oil to gasoline anytime soon ashredux 23 hrs ago #10

That Venezuela oil heist? We ain't seeing a drop or a dime from that. Initech 16 hrs ago #21

That's not going Greg_In_SF Yesterday #2

Nah! We have an awesome ally with Canada! usedtobedemgurl Yesterday #3

Remember it well. I think you could only buy gas livetohike Yesterday #4

Yep. Odd and even days. miyazaki Yesterday #6

I'm glad someone else remembers it! There were such long livetohike 22 hrs ago #17

Oil is a worldwide market. Domestic production will flow wherever DJ Synikus Makisimus Yesterday #5

My "Soros Brand Gas Pass" will get me right past those lines... ret5hd Yesterday #8

Near Zero Chance Of That Happening ProfessorGAC 23 hrs ago #9

You Mean When Big Oil Conspired To Doom Jimmy Carter? ColoringFool 23 hrs ago #11

They started in 1973 before he was elected MichMan 23 hrs ago #12

I remember Jimmy Carter (a great man)... gulliver 23 hrs ago #14

Perhaps in Russia and China but not here., RubyRose 23 hrs ago #15

my dad had an easy solution for those lines Skittles 20 hrs ago #19

Less then 10% of the oil the US imports comes from the ME Kaleva 20 hrs ago #20

More likely will see more nations... Xolodno 16 hrs ago #22