• Re: Dumb Oil Buying is Good

    From Crash@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, April 07, 2026 13:40:54
    On Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:59:19 GMT, wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/591637/never-have-i-felt-so-dependent-on-feelings-of-one-administration-nicola-willis-on-trump-and-iran

    Poor Nicola Willis bemoans her Stockholm Syndrome as oil tankers queue
    up to deliver the goods to NZ. So who are they?

    From the article: "She said fuel importers had had success in securing >refined fuels from outside the Middle East, and extra storage should
    be ready at Marsden Point by the end of May."

    Let's parse that: "fuel importers" have secured refined oil, i.e.,
    the *government* has NOT secured these fuels. Don't blame us!

    Get this quote from Luxon: "For us, we deal with refineries that often
    are large multinational companies, and that's a big part of their job
    - finding alternative sources of crude oil. And some have been,
    obviously, they've been able to, some in case, say some cases have
    been able to do that quite well. So that's why, at this stage, we have
    no signs of any significant supply disruptions, and we've got no need
    for restrictions."

    Let's parse that: "Large multnational companies" -- NOT US -- have
    been able to -- er -- ahh - in certain cases, er some cases, find
    alternative oil -- very well. Aren't they clever! We don't know
    anything about RUSSIAN OIL.

    So the reading is that "alternative sources" include Russian oil --
    India in particular has massive Russian oil. All repackaged for
    ethical sale to virtue-signalling but needy buyers, yeah team!

    Willis & Luxon are actually doing the right thing, wow, I'm impressed.
    Now restore the Marsden Point refinery, wouldya!

    There is no refinery in NZ to restore.

    The Government is not involved in the supply of fuel to NZ. All of
    us, not just the Government, are bystanders in current fuel pricing
    issues.


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    Crash McBash

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