cvalue13
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The deal in this photograph being signed by Greenlee (then president XOM upstream) and Sechin (still chief exec of Rosneft), I negotiated on behalf of the Russians. (Even applied those pink āsign hereā flags.)There were and are plenty. But they chose to do two really stupid things - over-focus on renewables without also planning for the collateral needs that come with them (grid leveling batteries, etc.,), and they increased reliance on Russian oil and gas despite wise advice to the contrary. THEY now see the folly and are scrambling - there are solutions, including more extraction in friendlier/safer places like North America. So no, it isnāt thin air. Contrary to the old 1980ās myth that hydrocarbons will run out in the near term, we now have more known reserves than at any time in history - in fact as far forward as we can see, with many more technologies and needed locations yet to explore. Fracking has been a godsend. A green warming alarmistās nightmare - but a reality. The EU had choices, and made bad ones. Andrea Merkel was Exhibit A, but she had a lot of company. They now rue those decisions, and are quickly finding solutions, so yes, clearly there were and are sources, always were.
Which is background to say two things:
(1) I donāt need lectures about hydrocarbons
(2) Your facts are wrong
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