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markodochartaigh

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5. Well, Chevron has been there all along.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:07 PM

Jan 3

To the extent that I think that it is about oil, I think that it is about control of the oil. Controlling the oil still in the ground. People seemed to believe that when Bush II invaded Iraq the oil would flow like water. That isn't what the oil companies want. They want control of the oil, now and into the future. They certainly don't want to flood the market with oil.

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Reportedly US oil companies told Trump they didn't want to return to Venezuela. I wonder if the tech bros want it. [View all] highplainsdem Jan 3 OP

I don't really buy that he is in control BootinUp Jan 3 #1

He thinks he is, though. He repeated the "run the country" line so often he sounded like a broken record. Clearly highplainsdem Jan 3 #8

They'll take the oil, they just don't want to risk any capital to do so. If the US gov pays for RockRaven Jan 3 #2

I've said that to anyone who would listen Wiz Imp Jan 3 #3

I think you're onto something here SheltieLover Jan 3 #4

Well, Chevron has been there all along. markodochartaigh Jan 3 #5

The tech bros want guaranteed power for their data centers. They'd have it with that oil, and a highplainsdem Jan 3 #7

Yeah, the tech bro billionaires have had their eyes on South and Centeral America for a while. GoCubsGo Jan 3 #6

If has to appeal to them more than Gaza or a DMZ in Ukraine ever could. And they're getting highplainsdem Jan 3 #9