Biden dispatched a delegation to Saudi Arabia to pursue an increase in oil production from an OPEC member. This is beyond logical comprehension. Biden shuts down oil production and halts pipeline completion when we were oil independent and then sends a delegation to plead for an increase in production to temporarily stall $5/gal gasoline at the pump. Biden called Saudi Arabia a "pariah" state a year ago. Biden said the current crown prince (Mohammad Bin Salman) has no redeeming value. Aramco/Min of Energy is an unmerciful god. The Min of Energy is the older half brother of the crown prince. This could get comical before it gets ugly.
When Ignorance Has No Measure
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Domestic oil production is up under Biden. Rig count is up almost 80% since the inauguration.
I don't know much about the "oil situation" as it pertains to the Biden administration. But I do know it is continuing the Trump administration's turning a blind eye to SA's aerial bombing of Yemen, creating what most consider to be the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet today. Just as Trump was rightly criticized for allowing it to happen, so should the Biden administration. And yet the majority of Americans don't even know it's happening. And God help me I hope I'm wrong, but just as many of the Trump faithful ignored/downplayed our country's guilt in what is happening with our approval, the Biden faithful do so now that it's their team that is responsible.
US Rig count this month was 634. Rig count (oil & gas) was 803 in 2019. Rig count was 350 in 2020. Rig count was 586 in 2021. Do you know why there was a drop from 803 to 350 between 2019 to 2020? Your 80% increase in rig count is beyond stupid when you don't understand the reasons behind the decrease in previous years. Rig count and oil production are completely different statistics in measure. Rig count does not measure oil production. Have you heard of dry well or dry hole? Oil production in 2019 was 12.29 bbl/day. 2020 was 11.28 bbl/day in 2020 and 11.18 bbl/day in 2021. Production is currently at 11.85 bbl/day in the first 45 day of 2022. Domestic oil IS NOT up under Biden. If oil production is up under Biden then how did we go from not importing oil in 2019 to buying oil from Russia and Open in 2021?
There's more to the KSA/Yemen story than just KSA's aerial bombing. Much like how Palestinians hide behind 'civilians' while attacking Israel, Iranian-backed terrorists in Yemen do the same thing. The biggest difference is that KSA is a brutal regime (see the killing of the journalist a few years back) and they don't play with the soft gloves like Israel has. The fact that we continue to foster ties to the Neanderthals in this region, particularly when we are capable of energy independence, is simply gross negligence by both parties.
I believe about 1percent of what news tells me anymore. I do believe Trump has a Big heart - hard to believe he did anything that was neglectful- other than not firing lots of people but the guy was fighting against everything from the left everyday of his ADM- would have been nice to actually see what he could if given a fair shot. I'm as critical of him as most
Conservatives but the deep state owns the media and can say what they want. Sad we don't know what to believe and that goes back to Science (some extent) and history (tons)
Whereas the left and their people do not have empathy whatsoever.
SS, he's too stupid to figure this one out.
Wait a second. Are you telling me drilling activity fluctuates based on things besides who is president? Doesn't seem plausible.
Rig count is a rough proxy for the rate of capital investment in oil production.
11.85>11.18 is not something you learn in Norman?
Hmm. Think on that one really hard. I'll give you a few bread crumbs and see if you can figure it out. First, was Biden inaugurated in 2019, or even 2020? Second, use your creativity and think about what might cause imports in the face of rising domestic production (Hint: do you think we as country consume a fixed and unchanging amount of oil every month? Every year?)
Our continued ties to the Arab Peninsula goes far beyond the supply of oil. The Yemen conflict was birthed by the divide between Shi'ite and Sunni tribes. Saudi Arabia is a powder keg with regards to the tribal divides. The eastern province north of Al-Khobar is predominately Shia. Bahrain is majority Shia and often promotes discourse in S.A. There are 10 or 11 main tribes in Saudi Arabia that have been in conflict for centuries. The Al-Saud family barely maintains control and the means of doing so is brute strength force and religion. The smaller countries in the region like the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman do not have the tribal conflicts to the same degree. Majority of them a Sunni. The region has an extreme fear of Shi'ite/Iranian infiltration and as a consequence the west turns a blind eye when pain and suffering is inflicted on Iranian backed forces.
Did you know that Yemen is home to the oldest and purest tribe of Jews remaining in the world? They speak the purest and oldest dialect of Hebrew. They even have the curly sideburns. I spent time in Hodeidah Yemen on the Red Sea in 1986.
Your points are taken but they do not take away from the fact that Biden's delegation are going to be on their knees in Riyadh begging for an increase in output. Although I disagreed with a lot of what Trump stood for, I never had a problem with his handling of US government business affairs. He never begged the arabs to rescue his ass. The US sold oil under Trump and we buy oil under Biden. That is a fvck up no matter how it is spewed by left wingers.
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Dan in this particular situation it is no team's fault that we had a global pandemic and the worldwide oil market is not centrally planned by omniscient geniuses
Do me a favor and wander over to the Tulsi Gabbard thread and answer my questions. Your opinion is one of the ones I’m most curious to hear.
Didn't know that about Yemen. I spent several summers in Dhahran (high school and early college years), and have smuggled pork across the bridge from Bahrain on more than one occassion. My father worked for Aramco from '92 until '05 or '06. I'm familiar with the Shi'ite vs. Sunni conflict. My parents also lived in Tehran in the 70s. (I did too, but as a 2-3 year old, I only have photos not memories). But they talked about the changes in Iran following the regime change and none of it is positive. Its the reason my parents came back to OK in '78.
While I agree with most of your post, I do disagree with one premise. If it weren't for oil, we wouldn't be there. In the 50s or 60s, Shell and BP started drilling in the peninsula and the outputs from that region put the rest of the world to shame. Prior to that it was nothing more than a giant sand box.
I am very familiar with Saudi Arabia. I lived and was based out of Jubail from 1981-1985. I was on the original Iraq-Saudi Pipelines from Baghdad to Yanbu on the Red Sea. We also did all the Saline Water Conversion Pipelines to Riyadh. I never said oil had no part in the US interest in the Middle East. There is no doubt that oil is what took the US to the Middle East (read "The Prize") and I am familiar with the history. Our relationship with Saudi Arabia has taken many turns over the years. It became very apparent that the Arab Peninsula had significant strategic value during the Iraq/Iran War. I was in Dubai and the region from 1986-1991. The US (Army Corp Engineers) established a major military base in Hafra Al-Batin. The US needed Saudi Arabia for Desert Storm. My last international stint was Dubai from 2000-2012. Our presence in Saudi Arabia since 1988 has very little to do with oil production. As I recall, the Saudi government took over about 98.5% of Aramco in 1988. The US does not need to be in Saudi Arabia to buy crude oil from the OPEC basket.
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JimmyBob, you're a treasure. You're one who's never answered one of my sixty questions, but one who's made declarations indicating a high degree of intelligence. The board has a bunch like you. You, of course, are well aware of the board's 6. You defined one and cracked me up in your effort.Never smoked, quit dope in 70's, but still can joke.
Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November,
all the rest have thirty-one,
except February, which alone has twenty-eight, and one
day more, we add to it one year in four.
My sixty question M test had this directive. Name a month which every four years has 29 days.Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November,
all the rest have thirty-one,
except February, which alone has twenty-eight, and one
day more, we add to it one year in four.
Tulsaaggieson quickly answered, Every four years, all 12 months has 29 days. Most in my class room of 56 answered February, which is correct. The few of us who gave the Tulsaaggieson answer was awarded extra points by the administrator.
I ask the questions designed to measure one's ability to reason. I won't ask: In the metric system of measure, what is the correlation between weight, distance and volume? Google is at hand. I will ask, Name the primary reason one prefers the English system of measure over the metric system.
