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Re:UK Plans for Three-Hour Power Blackouts in Event of Gas S... by tremon on Thursday October 06, 2022 @05:25PM (#33114290)
That oil and gas sector is still reliant on international gas prices, since it's a global market. I'm not sure if it's even possible for a single country to commandeer its fossil fuel production for own use without sparking a few international conflicts.
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Re:UK Plans for Three-Hour Power Blackouts in Event of Gas S... by shagie on Thursday October 06, 2022 @05:50PM (#33114557)
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-118

> With U.S. crude oil production nearly doubling from 2009 to 2015, Congress repealed the crude oil export ban in December 2015—allowing the free export of U.S. crude oil worldwide.

https://ballotpedia.org/Crude_oil_export_ban

Yep, a country can do it and has done it.

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