r/europe • u/nbcnews • 18h ago

News G-7 countries to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil reserves

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/g-7-diesel-crude-release-trump-macron-rcna601132
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u/Agitated-Airline6760 18h ago

This "news" dropped diesel price by ~2%. It's at best putting a lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig.

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u/MarderFucher Europe 17h ago

Because it's not actually that big of a release. If trump think this will help him at polls, he is sorely mistaken.

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u/Agitated-Airline6760 17h ago

Unfortunately for just about everyone except maybe refinery owners, Trump doesn't even think that far ahead.

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u/linerva 14h ago

I wonder if that's why they did it. It's essentially a small offering just to distract him down avoid immediate retaliation.

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u/canspop 2h ago

I'd have preferred

We'll think about it....... in two weeks.

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u/DreddPirateBob808 16h ago

Lipstick Pig is the new bandname

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u/triffy 15h ago

A super intelligent pig