Government controls where you can explore
Government controls where you can drill
Government controls how you can move oil
Government controls how you can refine oil
Government controls how you can move refined oil products
Government controls how you can sell refined oil products
Yeah, that sounds like a free market.
Government is busily outright BANNING gas engine cars everywhere.
Consumer: “I want to buy a gas engine powered car.”
Government Overlords: “FU.”
Yeah, real free market we’ve got here.