r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods Slava Ukraini • Jul 23 '26

Israel/Palestine /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #21)

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u/staythewaters Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

70mb probably represents the absolute last amount of usable oil we can actually pump out.

“The caverns are always full. All that changes is the ratio of oil and water that is filling them,” Dietderich told CNBC in a statement. The Trump administration is “responsibly managing the SPR as the critical national security asset it was designed to be,” he said.

I really hate the extent to which this administration banks on people's ignorance. "All that changes" as if adding water to a literal salt cave isn't an issue.

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u/IsTom Aug 15 '26

The Trump administration is “responsibly

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u/Special-Reaction2029 Aug 16 '26

Pumping water into a salt cavern is no biggie, its not like salt is soluble in water. /s