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  • Comments deleted. Please don't use comments to answer the question. If you would like to answer the question, write a proper answer that adheres to our quality standards. Commented yesterday
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    The United States is a net exporter of oil, although due to a protectionist policy that backfired, it's not legal to provide the western states with domestically-produced oil. Commented yesterday
  • @Mark its legal, with American ships staffed by American personnel. But yes, that's defacto a ban. Commented 18 hours ago
  • Petrol shot up from $3 to $4 on average in the US over a period of ~2 weeks. I guess it wasn't 'overnight' but it was likewise an increase by 1/3rd. Commented 18 hours ago
  • @JonathanReez ...my maths is off. We went from about $2.30 a liter to about $3.50 (bear in mind, a liter is just under 4 gallons and a US dollar is just under 2 NZ dollars, so direct comparisons are difficult), but that's an increase of more like 50 percent. I made the classic mistake of calculating from the end figure, not the initial figure. Commented 9 hours ago