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A HERETIC I AM

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13. If gas goes to $2/gallon, you can kiss domestic oil production bye bye.

Reply to OLDMDDEM (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 02:17 PM

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The USA can be (and was) the largest producer in the world if the price of a barrel of oil sustains it, but if the price per barrel falls below the profitability mark, oilfield companies will shut down like many of them have already.

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