Big Oil is behind America’s criticism of Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries

by stonecats

13 comments
  1. I’m shocked.

    Wait, why? It would drive up prices which is good for them.

    Edit: “Kremlin’s influence on US policy through oil giants like Chevron, which heavily invests in Kazakhstan’s oil fields.”

    Oh I see who it is. Fuck Chevron. They’re shitty to work for and still owe me money for consulting

  2. > However, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin now suggests that the impact of these strikes on global energy markets should be taken into account.

    I listened to Austin’s testimony and I don’t interpret the same as this article. Austin said he thinks there are better targets for Ukraine to attack, purely from a military perspective, which is his lane. Energy markets are not his lane, and I don’t think that’s what he was addressing even if he acknowledges a potential impact.

  3. This is mostly just speculation being reported in the article – and since the targets have only been *refineries* and not O&G extraction or transport hubs, not very consistent with the article claims being made.

  4. Fuck oil bro. I’ll heat my house with a heat pump and walk if I need to.

  5. First of all, if you are an American voter who gets swayed to vote for Trump since gas prices go up because of this and you pay a few extra bucks to fill your bigass truck-150, you are a fucking idiot. You are beyond stupid.

    And second, this is what you get when you pussyfoot around sending aid, drip feed it, cut if off, then cry about refineries being hit. Fuck your feelings. Fuck your trucks. Ukraine is fighting for their literal survival, and some suits in an office across the ocean dare to criticise how they defend themselves?

    I know stupidity and greed run rampant in the US, but this is next level shit.

  6. I thought that they have yet to find who made those comments about not hitting Russian refineries? I still believe entirely that the entire thing is a Russian misinformation campaign. Why on earth would big oil in the US be opposed to its competition in Russia getting bombed? It makes absolutely no sense. Prices going up are not an issue for corporate America because profit is the entire purpose. So why would big oil do this? Doesn’t make sense and you can’t possibly try to sell me the bridge that is “all oil is owned by same company”

  7. Yeah. Those motherfuckers need to be doxed to hell and back.

    The names of the people responsible for all the climate denial garbage need to be on the minds and lips of all of us.

    If humanity is going extinct, we deserve to know WHO gets the credit….

  8. Why though? They would profit from rising prices.

  9. Then Big Oil is Russian.

    Domestic and Western oil companies should love it. They can charge more per barrel without increasing production.

    So anyone criticizing these strikes is buying cheap russian oil through backdoor channels, or is the one losing sales from production loss which means they’re a Russian company.

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