I know people in Philippines who no longer cook at home because they haven't been able to afford LPG for the last 2 months. So their "shortage" (under capitalism there are no shortages, just prices you can't afford) started a long time ago.
I doubt USA, as an oil producing nation, will see proper shortages ever. They'll just stop exporting their surplus. America First.
Other rich countries that don't produce / refine oil will be getting properly desperate around end of July / August, yeah.
The US doesn't have neither the refinery capacity nor pipeline infrastructure to process all of its extracted crude oil. So that country will be as vulnerable to oil shortages as most others.
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rimu@piefed.social · 11 pts · 35d
It'll be uneven.
I know people in Philippines who no longer cook at home because they haven't been able to afford LPG for the last 2 months. So their "shortage" (under capitalism there are no shortages, just prices you can't afford) started a long time ago.
I doubt USA, as an oil producing nation, will see proper shortages ever. They'll just stop exporting their surplus. America First.
Other rich countries that don't produce / refine oil will be getting properly desperate around end of July / August, yeah.
Time to shamelessly plug !fuel_crisis@piefed.social
Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 35d
The amount of stuff that needs oil to be made and is made overseas is staggering. That’s where the US will be hurt. Indirect costs will skyrocket.
It’s going to be CPUs. Expect cell phones to become unobtainable.
blarghly@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 35d
Rothe@piefed.social · 4 pts · 35d
Incorrect: US oil exports hit record high. What does this mean for gas prices?.
The US doesn't have neither the refinery capacity nor pipeline infrastructure to process all of its extracted crude oil. So that country will be as vulnerable to oil shortages as most others.
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 35d
My country subsidizes fuel heavily, and recently signed a supply arrangement with russia. So, pretty soon.
blarghly@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 35d
Your daily reminder that it isnt a shortage if you can still buy it for a higher price
tigermountain@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 24d
Oil shortages? There are no oil shortages. We have Freedom fuel!
piskertariot@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 35d
Who cares? It's been 27 years since "Peak Oil" scare.
https://trends.google.com/explore?q=peak+oil&date=all&geo=Worldwide
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629618303207
It's been 50 years since the oil shortages of the 1970's.
Time is a flat circle. You will simply continue paying for gas to survive. The powers that be have mandated it so.
jaykrown@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 35d
Who cares? I think everyone in about 3 months, whether they like it or not. Time is ticking.
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 34d
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 35d
The world's economy and everyone whose affected by it.