Reply #44: The oil we refine in this country is low gravity -

[Joe for Clark]

IE - low sulfur -so basically - from south america - north africa crude - sweet crude - we have low refining capacity for the heavies. Brent etc...

We can't coke them. Too heavy.

We have one real alternative - and it is pretty short term - syns, not coal it is dirty - shale oil- we can do that - until a real replacement is there - we can do that. Costs a lot less then this stupid war did - In the end -we better have a real solution, no doubt. But we CAN transition.

And we better.

If we don't - it could mean a real war - too many dead kids.

Yeah - I am a proponent of syn fuels - cause I do not want to see any more kids killed. This is just stupid.

The arabs -can choke on their f-ing oil. Can't eat oil -isn't it??

We are getting to the point we have to make a choice.

Joe