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Joe Cool

(1,090 posts) Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:01 PM Sunday

Oil is now over $113 a barrel

I literally can't keep up with the price increases.

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Oil is now over $113 a barrel (Original Post) Joe Cool Sunday OP

Play stupid games, get stupid results Norbert Sunday #1

That isn't the only thing over a barrel....... lastlib Sunday #2

What about all of the Venezuelan Oil? progressoid Sunday #3

They are shipping it. But the quantity is low. US has plenty of oil. It's the global markets. Melon Sunday #4

Yeah, progressoid 23 hrs ago #5

Norbert

(7,716 posts)

1. Play stupid games, get stupid results

Reply to Joe Cool (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:43 PM

Sunday

I have a horrible feeling 2026 will make October 24, 1929 look like a day at the amusement park.

lastlib

(28,064 posts)

2. That isn't the only thing over a barrel.......

Reply to Joe Cool (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:28 PM

Sunday

America is f*cked tonight.

progressoid

(53,076 posts)

3. What about all of the Venezuelan Oil?

Reply to Joe Cool (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:41 PM

Sunday

Melon

(1,450 posts)

4. They are shipping it. But the quantity is low. US has plenty of oil. It's the global markets.

Reply to progressoid (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:44 PM

Sunday

We are all tired together. US only gets 5% of our oil from the Middle East.
Venezuela is small producer right now. 1MM barrels a day. Chevron has already tripled their output put in Venezuela from 100,000 barrels a day to 300,000. It doesn’t matter. Oil globally is skyrocketing. If you can pump in Saudi but not ship, wells can get capped.

progressoid

(53,076 posts)

5. Yeah,

Reply to Melon (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 02:08 AM

23 hrs ago

I probably should have put the sarcasm thingy on my post.

I suspect that that most of my responses to anything even tangentially related to trump is probably sarcastic.

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