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Old 08-06-2008, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RalphJ View Post
They're making a killing now!!! Why export when you can sell to your own countrymen for $7 U.S. per gallon?? What good is it to be "self sufficient" in oil yet sell to your own brethren for double the price than what "other" countries sell for who import 50% !!!!
Being self sufficient in oil is good for stability, which is one reason that Brazil was upgraded.

I presume you are talking about the US and their too cheap fuel? The US subsidises oil so of course it is comparatively very cheap, but that can't and won't last for ever.
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