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LastDemocratInSC

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2. You're right.

Reply to Raven123 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 07:08 PM

Mar 2022

Activist oil investors are opposed to increased production. Their goal is to keep production on the low side to keep their costs down and drive the consumer cost up. Many investors don't consider the risk this strategy presents to the nation during troubled times. They see refined oil as just another product like a bag of potato chips or a pack of paper clips.

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If the price goes up, it's also because big oil will price gouge to satisfy investors Raven123 Mar 2022 #1

You're right. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2022 #2

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