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Re:U.S. Oil Output Tops 12M Barrels a Day for First Time by MentallyRetired on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @11:09AM (#20335864)
Wasn't there a political expectation that if we produced our own oil, the price would drop? That was false from the start because we're a part of OPEC, right?
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Re:U.S. Oil Output Tops 12M Barrels a Day for First Time by skrowl on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @11:14AM (#20335899)
The United States is not a member of OPEC, if that's "us" and "we" to you

https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/about_us/25.htm

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Re:U.S. Oil Output Tops 12M Barrels a Day for First Time by gameswithgo on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @11:28AM (#20336054)
its false because opec exists and can, sometimes, keep price relatively stable. its possible/likely that if the USA had not produced so much oil via fracking the price would be much higher right now, because opec does not have so much ability to boost production as it used to.
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Re:U.S. Oil Output Tops 12M Barrels a Day for First Time by dahdum on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @12:03PM (#20336428)
US is not part of OPEC. US production was meant to stabilize prices, increase supply, improve national security, and generate economic return.
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