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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by landemva on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:38PM (#30605419)
>>> "overseas oil, even after shipping costs, is often cheaper than domestically-produced crude"

>>>This is all you need to know.

And the Jones Act which makes it cost-prohibitive to ship between US ports. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jones_act

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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by antupis on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:25AM (#30611503)
yeah Jones Act is nasty and it kinda ties US obscure ways eg whole thing with ice breakers https://www.arctictoday.com/can-the-us-benefit-from-finland-... or https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/27/16373484/j...
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