[marron]

Petroleum is a fungible resource. When one source of supply is diverted to another point, then the other sources that had been selling competitively in the former market, simply step up their deliveries, with scarcely a hiccup in supply.

Bingo. He can't stop selling oil or he's bankrupt in 10 minutes. He has to sell to someone, and if he sells to someone, its the same as selling to us. He threatens to cut us off all the time, but he's preaching to his choir, who are economic illiterates.

[griswold3]

Hey, I was gonna say that!!