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Originally Posted by Ukastronomer
If you think about it how can you have a larger reserve, there, here, anywhere unless you build hundreds of massive storage facilities all over the country
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We in Australia had such facilities,as well as refineries,but governments over the years have sold them off and they have been demolished and turned into real estate.
It was considered cheaper to import oil than to manufacture oil her in Australia.
Whe I came to Australia nearly 48 years ago Australia had nearlya dozen oil refineries and a couple of oil fields,I am not sure but I don't think we have one now.
These clowns look at the world through Rose coloured glasses.
Trump has just given them a wake up call,.
If we want help from the USA with our fuel suppies,the you join my guys in the gulf of Hormuz with military ships and aircraft.
Blackmail? to be sure,but Morrison has no other option but to comply.
Yes this is a bloody dumb country.
Before the second world war Australia was send iron billets to Japan which the promptly sent back such metal as bombs and ships and aircraft to attack Australia and allies.
The Prime Minister of the day was called Robert Menzies,Nicknamed Pig Iron Bob for the said act.