oh I see. So basically it's encouraged for these companies

to have a monopoly over the most important raw material on Earth. Sounds sensible to me. Now I think I understand what Jello Biafra was going on about for all those years.

Posted By: cookpassbabtridge on June 13th 2008 at 16:49:07

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Right, can anyone with a better grasp of Buissiness (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Jun 13, 16:37:45
- As the resident oil industry wrather - this is roughly how it works. (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 13, 17:11:26
  - Thank you. (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Jun 13, 17:40:08
- most likely OPEC (n/m) (General Chat) - bellamys_knee, Jun 13, 17:06:20
- where would he get the crude oil from though? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 13, 16:44:25
  - right I think I'm seeing the problem now (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Jun 13, 16:53:09
    - You should read Bob Park's "What's New" if you're interested in (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 13, 17:00:48
      - Also, read his Voodoo Science - it's tippity top. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 13, 17:01:42
        
        and maybe we all should read this too (General Chat) - pants, Jun 13, 17:03:03
        
        looks a right rivetting read (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 13, 17:09:32
        
        reality bites (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 13, 17:10:33
        
        diddums (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 13, 17:12:46
        
        That's actually on my Amazon wishlist, that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 13, 17:06:04
    - The problem is that the supply is constrained (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 13, 16:54:54
      - in the end, it's constrained by how much there is left in the ground (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 13, 16:55:45
        
        Yep, and the Saudis seem to believe that time is running out (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 13, 16:57:57
  - what is needed is a "Boffin" to work out how to extract oil from the sands in canada (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 13, 16:46:08
    - I did my sciences at school, I'm prepared to have a crack. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 13, 17:10:10
- i would imagine there is more to fuel exploration, drilling, extraction, storage, refineme (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 13, 16:41:41
- ... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 13, 16:41:28
  - oh I see. So basically it's encouraged for these companies (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Jun 13, 16:49:07
    - It's not the companies that have the monopoly (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 13, 16:52:13
    - I guess so (General Chat) - pants, Jun 13, 16:51:20
- is it a lot? (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 13, 16:39:56
  - Is £3,900,000,000 alot? You could by (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Jun 13, 16:46:14
    - dunt work out like that though (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 13, 17:02:08
    - yay? (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Jun 13, 16:55:21
    - post yay if you liked this post (General Chat) - pants, Jun 13, 16:52:35
      - yay (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 13, 16:54:08
- and yes, my lack of business knowledge does extend to not being able to spell it. (n/m) (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Jun 13, 16:39:40

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