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Re:Oil is selling for less than $10 across key North America... by wigl on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @11:16PM (#22745273)
In a way they've always been subsidized because nobody prefers WCS. Measures like Keystone XL are just part of the gargantuan efforts that governments and companies make to make them viable.
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Re:Oil is selling for less than $10 across key North America... by briga on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @11:36PM (#22745393)
No one prefers any commodity until access to the commodity is viable
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Re:Oil is selling for less than $10 across key North America... by wigl on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @12:39AM (#22745745)
The irony is that tar sands are abundant and can be seen on the surface but are comprised of the most pipe-clogging useless shit (bitumen) that nothing short of an extra large effort would make them viable.
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