According to the most recent data I have read, the top five oil-producing nations are the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Russia, Canada, and China. (In that order)
So, why are all these US based “groups” all over Canada/Alberta screaming about dirty oil? I’ll tell you, it’s because our sales/exports cut into their profits… and since there is bugger all they can do to Saudi Arabia, or China, they “pick on us” to reduce emissions and block us with protests in order to reduce our exports. This in turn increases their exports & profits…
Now, don’t get me wrong, what Russia/Putin is doing to the Ukraine is unacceptable. I abhor the fact that any country should have its democracy attacked. But “he” has done this multiple times in the past. So, I can’t help having this feeling that the current scenario has been planned, or at least expected and planned for. Afterall, it took a while to happen, but then the US began Sanctioning Russian oil.
Even though the EU was against it and had no plans of following suite anytime soon. I believe, it was mostly at the urging of the Big US Oil Companies (BOC). Biden and his cronies initially did not want to put energy sanctions in place… In the end they finally gave in to the pressure and did. With the demands of the pandemic turning around the prices started to slowly climb as the BOC didn’t want to increase output. “Just in case” the pandemic escalated again and more lockdowns were required. But with the forcing of the energy sanctions, the prices of everything oil related skyrocketed!
The BOC were slowly recouping the losses sustained during the pandemic, but now they are rolling in the profits. This on a level not seen since the early 80’s…
So, tell me this wasn’t a well thought out scenario, and probably planned for “years ago” … They saw the righting on the wall with Putin and his rhetoric over the last year or so. That combined with Putin’s the crap he has pulled in the last 10-12 years…
Now, take a look at China and India, cashing in on the biggest discounts that Russia has ever offered, buying barrels of oil at ridiculously low prices. These are two countries with extremely high populations, and have the highest use of carbon-based energy per capita…
They also have shown no intention of “reducing” their carbon footprint to date… Now they are getting a huge infusion of cheap oil to bolster their stocks/reserves… Are you scratching your head saying “Hmmm” yet?
That being said though, I have seen some pretty substantial proof being put forward that this whole situation is just a massive coincidence, and there is no
conspiracy. Those facts support that this whole thing is all a side affect of one man acting as if he can do as he pleases without consequences… right at a time when everyone is at their most vulnerable.
There are no “connections” and no hidden agendas. The Pandemic forced a massive reduction in our usage of “oil based” products, which in turn forced the big oil companies to reduce their refinery output… The effects of supply and demand on the market…
I’m not a politician by any means, but I have dealt with politics on a very small scale… As a Board member of a non profit, there were so many people to please
and appease it was stupid. Juggling what was good for the overall group, while trying to keep the outspoken individuals appeased on their “needs” was something I wouldn’t wish on anyone. Oh, I know someone has to do it, or it all falls apart… but still…
Anyway, what’s happening now is something that I can “vaguely” understand, even if the scale is beyond my complete comprehension. I do understand that every enforcement of policy or law has a domino effect. These effects “mostly” being expected and accounted for, while others not so much. I also understand that
policies and laws/bylaws are put in place to guide each situation that arises to a desired outcome, and to reduce the chance of total chaos ruling the day…
So, is it crazy that I still have those random thoughts in the back of my mind? That this was not a coincidence? That it was actually something that was planned…? There have been so many theories that have been proven to be false over the years, and yet there have also been those that were proven to be true as well.
Just enough to make someone like myself wonder “is this one of the true ones” that has been so masterfully orchestrated where everyone believes it’s just a hokey theory, while all along its actually truth??