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throwaway85825
4 months ago
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Miscellanea: The War in Iran
Oil is a fungible commodity.
fragmede
4 months ago
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Sorta. There's different makeups for oil (light vs heavy, sulfer content, etc) with refineries being tuned towards a particular type. Retooling for a different type isn't necessarily economical so it depends on the types of oil being discussed.
andrewflnr
4 months ago
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It's not as fungible as you would hope. Funging refineries and transport capacity takes time.
mememememememo
4 months ago
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I read on HN actually about different types of crude. Needing different refineries. Hence Venezuelan oil being atttactive.
genxy
4 months ago
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Certain kinds of crude gets refined in certain refineries. The economic shockwaves are going to be felt in ways no one expects. We will see!
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