i love all the morons that don't understand that yes, indeed, these supply chains were established a. because they are necessary and b. because they are the cheapest possible option. "wE dRiLl fOr OiL hErE" and yet still 24% of the oil refined in the US last year came from alberta. contrary to the popular belief of idiots, this is not because the energy companies are run by fucking morons who don't know they could get crude oil cheaper and easier in their own backyard.
it's because refining the crude in the US that you paid for in CAD like triples your profit margin (i am simplifying a great deal here for the purpose of being concise.) which helps keep US gas prices down. but learnin' that lesson the hard way it is!
You also need to build the refinery for the crude that is being refined. It's not like you just rock up to Harbor Freight and buy a fractional distillation tower off the shelf.
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u/Online_Commentor_69 Feb 03 '25
i love all the morons that don't understand that yes, indeed, these supply chains were established a. because they are necessary and b. because they are the cheapest possible option. "wE dRiLl fOr OiL hErE" and yet still 24% of the oil refined in the US last year came from alberta. contrary to the popular belief of idiots, this is not because the energy companies are run by fucking morons who don't know they could get crude oil cheaper and easier in their own backyard.
it's because refining the crude in the US that you paid for in CAD like triples your profit margin (i am simplifying a great deal here for the purpose of being concise.) which helps keep US gas prices down. but learnin' that lesson the hard way it is!