Democrat propaganda media once again trying to cover for Jo job killing Biden

[Smokin' OP]

You're a fucking MORON.

From the time an application to drilling a hole takes as long as 18 months.
Depending on the method being used.

Biden suspended NEW federal oil drilling permits.

What about drilling oil with existing permits?
What about drilling oil with state permits?
What about drilling for oil with private permits?

You get the booby prize alright, just write Trump.

Nope, booby prize is sill all your. As I just said, in Post # 54, Biden has directed the secretary of the Interior Department to halt new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and waters, and begin a thorough review of existing permits for fossil fuel development.

Now stop shouting names at your mirror.

WOW.
So a permit to drill on federal lands is crucial for oil companies to stay in business?
1000's will go out of business because they NEED the socialist federal government's land to drill on?

because the federal lands still had pockets of oil and shell that have not been tapped into.

So do private, state lands and land the oil companies own but they must have the feds land to drill on?

How socialist.

 

[Smokin' OP]

You're a lying, fucking moron.

“Some producers, especially in the Permian Basin and Panhandle, are experiencing unprecedented freezing conditions which caused concerns for employee safety and affected production,” the state’s energy regulator said on Monday.

Oil refiner Motiva Enterprises said it was shutting its 607,000 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the largest in the United States. Valero Energy Corp and Total SE separately moved to shut their 335,000 and 225,000 bpd plants in Port Arthur, Texas, due to Monday’s severe cold, sources familiar with plant operations said.
Exxon Mobil also began shutting its 369,024 bpd Beaumont refinery and 560,500 bpd Baytown refinery and chemical plant in Texas, sources familiar with plant operations said. Its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, plant also suffered operational issues.

Citgo Petroleum Corp said some units at its 167,500 bpd Corpus Christi, Texas, oil refinery were shutting due to weather-related power disruptions.
Oil pipeline operator Enbridge Inc. said a 585,000 bpd crude oil pipeline that runs from its terminal near Pontiac, Illinois, outside of Chicago, to the largest U.S. oil storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, was halted because of power outages.
www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-texas-weather-idUSKBN2AF1QV

No oil to refine? What a lying, retard.

Biden never stopped Oil from drilled on federal land, he stopped NEW permits for drilling on federal land, dipshit.

The link doesn't work so we cant read the article (if there even is one), so WHEN is all this supposed to have occured ? We're talking about after Biden shut down the pipelines (January 2021).

Well, looking at the temperature charts for Port Arthur and Beaumont TX, we see that in all of 2021, since Biden was president, the midday (when workers are working) temperatures fell below 40 degrees in only 4 days, and was in the 70s generally through the month.

In January the lowest was 59 degrees, and in March it was 62 degrees. NOW whose "lying" ?

Beaumont, TX Weather History | Weather Underground

www.wunderground.com

Biden shut down one pipeline. (Keystone)
Which wasn't scheduled to be completed until 2023, anyway.
The shut down of refineries was on February 15, not March or January.

Bitterly cold temperatures coming tonight and another round of winter precipitation coming sometime Wednesday morning,” NWS Meteorologist Donald Jones said during a briefing Monday.

Those temperatures could be as low as 5°F in Woodville, 8°F in Jasper and 10°F in Beaumont.
www.beaumontenterprise.com › news › article


Four of Texas’ largest refineries are discovering widespread damage from the deep freeze that crippled the state this week and expect to be down for weeks of repairs, raising the potential for prolonged fuel shortages that could spread nationwide.

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Baytown and Beaumont plants, Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s Galveston Bay refinery and Total SE’s Port Arthur facility all face at least several weeks to resume normal operations, people familiar with the situation said. Gasoline prices at the pump could reach $3 a gallon in May as long outages crimp supply ahead of the driving season, said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for retailer tracker GasBuddy.


Below are some details about the four Texas refineries that expect to be down for weeks:

• Marathon’s 585,000-barrel-a-day Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City pushed back an upcoming major turnaround until March expecting to be down at least several weeks to repair equipment damaged by the freeze and awaits the return of power.
• Exxon’s 580,500 barrel-a-day Baytown refinery may be down a month or more, with no firm estimate yet as damage assessments continue.
• Exxon’s 369,000-barrel-a-day Beaumont refinery will likely be down for at least several weeks.
• In Port Arthur, Total’s 225,500-barrel-a-day refinery may also take several weeks to restore full operations as it repairs frozen water lines and instrumentation
• www.dallasnes.com>business>energy

Who lying? YOU are.

I already refuted that cold temperature horseshit, and with an official source link to back it up. Biden shut down Anwar, also.

Oh, "Which wasn't scheduled to be completed until 2023, anyway" huh ? And Biden only "shut down one pipeline", huh ? You make it sound so trivial. Well that "one pipeline" happens to be 1200 miles long, and is long and important enough for 21 states to file a lawsuit against Joke Joe, for exceeding his authority.

Biden also directed the secretary of the Interior Department to halt new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and waters, and begin a thorough review of existing permits for fossil fuel development. All this has serious consequences > Kills good-paying American jobs, hurts our already struggling economy, makes our country more reliant on foreign energy sources, and impacts those who rely on affordable and reliable energy, as we can see our gas prices at the pump already skyrocketing.

21 states sue Biden for revoking Keystone XL pipeline permit

The attorneys general argue the president exceeded his authority by effectively nixing the oil pipeline.

www.cbsnews.com

No you didn't you showed BS from January and March dumbass.

Texas is feeling its coldest air mass in decades, and it's breaking record cold temperatures left and right.
February 15 2021
Dallas
High of 14°, low of 4°
Austin
High of 25°, low of 8°
San Antonio
High of 28°, low of 9°
www.baynews9.com › fl › tampa

February 16 2021
The National Weather Service determined Tuesday morning that both the cities of Tyler and Longview set all-time records for lowest temperatures ever recorded.
Tyler dropped to a staggering six degrees below zero at 6:27 a.m. while Longview was a bone-chilling minus five degrees at 6:32 a.m.
www.ketk.com › weather › severe-weather

Fuel prices aren't sky rocketing because one pipeline, under construction was shut down.
They are rising because 4 Texas refineries were shut down.

"Makes our country more reliant on foreign energy sources"?

The Keystone XL pipeline will transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska. The oil will then flow through another pipeline to Gulf Coast refineries, where it will be refined into petroleum products like gasoline.

Gulf Coast refineries export about two-thirds of their products, according to a U.S. Energy Information Administration report in January. The rest is sold in the U.S. That is a marked shift since 2012, when refineries exported about 38 percent of their products
WTF are we exporting oil for?

BUT BLAME BIDEN.

fuel prices are based on what speculators will be paying for it in the future Not what is on hand now dumbass

No, shit, Sherlock
So, why are you blaming Biden for what speculators are doing?
Biden didn't shut down the refineries, the oil companies did.

 

[Turtlesoup]

Jo job killing Biden

Biden has already created MORE jobs in 2 months than Job Killer Tramp did in 4 years!!!

Really? Then how come wages haven't gone up according to POWELL and why then do we need all the BIDEN stimulus unemployment money? Hmmmm???

To recover from the Trump Depression.

What Trump depression? Economy was already recovering despite the dems using the
Chinese virus to kill the economy go for a giant money grab. Under Trump, we had record unemployment and a record economy-------till Joes puppet masters the chinese conveniently released their virus.

 

[Smokin' OP]

You're a lying, fucking moron.

“Some producers, especially in the Permian Basin and Panhandle, are experiencing unprecedented freezing conditions which caused concerns for employee safety and affected production,” the state’s energy regulator said on Monday.

Oil refiner Motiva Enterprises said it was shutting its 607,000 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the largest in the United States. Valero Energy Corp and Total SE separately moved to shut their 335,000 and 225,000 bpd plants in Port Arthur, Texas, due to Monday’s severe cold, sources familiar with plant operations said.
Exxon Mobil also began shutting its 369,024 bpd Beaumont refinery and 560,500 bpd Baytown refinery and chemical plant in Texas, sources familiar with plant operations said. Its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, plant also suffered operational issues.

Citgo Petroleum Corp said some units at its 167,500 bpd Corpus Christi, Texas, oil refinery were shutting due to weather-related power disruptions.
Oil pipeline operator Enbridge Inc. said a 585,000 bpd crude oil pipeline that runs from its terminal near Pontiac, Illinois, outside of Chicago, to the largest U.S. oil storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, was halted because of power outages.
www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-texas-weather-idUSKBN2AF1QV

No oil to refine? What a lying, retard.

Biden never stopped Oil from drilled on federal land, he stopped NEW permits for drilling on federal land, dipshit.

The link doesn't work so we cant read the article (if there even is one), so WHEN is all this supposed to have occured ? We're talking about after Biden shut down the pipelines (January 2021).

Well, looking at the temperature charts for Port Arthur and Beaumont TX, we see that in all of 2021, since Biden was president, the midday (when workers are working) temperatures fell below 40 degrees in only 4 days, and was in the 70s generally through the month.

In January the lowest was 59 degrees, and in March it was 62 degrees. NOW whose "lying" ?

Beaumont, TX Weather History | Weather Underground

www.wunderground.com

the media is keeping those idiots controlled
IT SHOWED TRUE WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THE WHITE AND CONTINUES WITH JO JOB KILLING BIDEN

Yeah, a weather channel does that.

Try another layer of tin foil for your hat.

it's hilarious watching how delusional you fascist are and how easily you can be manipulated by the fascist run media that is helping jo the job killing biden

Of course, all those tornado and hurricane warnings, those fucking weather people are manipulative nuts.
Instead I'll consult meteoroloigist Trump.

You're a lying, fucking moron.

“Some producers, especially in the Permian Basin and Panhandle, are experiencing unprecedented freezing conditions which caused concerns for employee safety and affected production,” the state’s energy regulator said on Monday.

Oil refiner Motiva Enterprises said it was shutting its 607,000 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the largest in the United States. Valero Energy Corp and Total SE separately moved to shut their 335,000 and 225,000 bpd plants in Port Arthur, Texas, due to Monday’s severe cold, sources familiar with plant operations said.
Exxon Mobil also began shutting its 369,024 bpd Beaumont refinery and 560,500 bpd Baytown refinery and chemical plant in Texas, sources familiar with plant operations said. Its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, plant also suffered operational issues.

Citgo Petroleum Corp said some units at its 167,500 bpd Corpus Christi, Texas, oil refinery were shutting due to weather-related power disruptions.
Oil pipeline operator Enbridge Inc. said a 585,000 bpd crude oil pipeline that runs from its terminal near Pontiac, Illinois, outside of Chicago, to the largest U.S. oil storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, was halted because of power outages.
www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-texas-weather-idUSKBN2AF1QV

No oil to refine? What a lying, retard.

Biden never stopped Oil from drilled on federal land, he stopped NEW permits for drilling on federal land, dipshit.

The link doesn't work so we cant read the article (if there even is one), so WHEN is all this supposed to have occured ? We're talking about after Biden shut down the pipelines (January 2021).

Well, looking at the temperature charts for Port Arthur and Beaumont TX, we see that in all of 2021, since Biden was president, the midday (when workers are working) temperatures fell below 40 degrees in only 4 days, and was in the 70s generally through the month.

In January the lowest was 59 degrees, and in March it was 62 degrees. NOW whose "lying" ?

Beaumont, TX Weather History | Weather Underground

www.wunderground.com

the media is keeping those idiots controlled
IT SHOWED TRUE WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THE WHITE AND CONTINUES WITH JO JOB KILLING BIDEN

Yeah, a weather channel does that.

Try another layer of tin foil for your hat.

it's hilarious watching how delusional you fascist are and how easily you can be manipulated by the fascist run media that is helping jo the job killing biden

Of course, next time I'm being "manipulated" by the weather channel by their "fascist " tornado or hurricane warnings, I'll just consult chief meteorologist Trump, wo saved all those people in Alabama with his excellent forecast.
Good sharpie work, in just the nick of time.

yes antirights fascist you are being manipulated

Your right, this week, by the weather forecasters.

Next week by road maps.

Thanks, Alex.

 

[Smokin' OP]

No doubt the so-called truck driver shortage is a ruse designed to cover up the gasoline shortage CAUSED BY BIDEN, and his shutdowns of Anwar, Keystone, and the drilling on federal land.

Hell, with all the illegal aliens that Biden is dumping on the US, and spreading them all over the country, there would likely be a SURPLUS of drivers, and at low wage rates. Just another example of lying, scheming, scamming Democrats doing what they do.

Another FOS RWNJ, Moron.

February 24 2021
Just seven U.S. oil refineries out of the 18 that were down due to the Texas Freeze are operating normally as of Monday, according to Bloomberg.

Those 18 refineries that were down accounted for as much as 5.5 million barrels of crude processing capacity per day.
The restart of Shell’s Deer Park refinery in Texas could take until April, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the issue.

As a result of the Texas Freeze, according to Energy Information Administration data, weekly U.S. percent utilization of refinery operable capacity dipped to 56% during the week ending February 26—the lowest operable utilization of operable capacity since the EIA began tracking the data in November 1990.
oilprice.com › Energy › Energy-General

That was a result of another RWNJ Greg Abbott, not BIDEN.

RWNJ's whining about oil companies not being able to get new permits for drilling on federal land?

Why can't they use existing permits?
Why can't they drill on state lands?
Why can't they drill on private land?
Why can't they drill on their own land?

Instead RWNJ's want a handout from the "Gubmint".

Not one word of this refutes what I said about Biden causing there to be less gasoline from his shutdowns of Anwar, Keystone, and the drilling on federal land.

Not a word of it refutes what I said about Biden dumping illegal aliens on the US, and spreading them all over the country, thereby likely having a SURPLUS of drivers, and at low wage rates.

But I won't go calling you a LWNJ moron. I'll just let the readers of this thread see that for themselves.

YES, it does.

That's because, it wasn't Biden that caused the shortage, moron.

I just told you, refineries were shut down, did Biden shut them down to?

Biden didn't shutdown ANY drilling on federal lands, he just stopped issuing new permits for drilling.

Why do oil companies need federal land to drill on?

ye it was biden who created the shortage when he stop the keystone pipeline and stop all oil drilling

Really, moron?

The completion date for the pipeline was estimated by TransCanada to be 2023, so how is that creating shortages, NOW?

Biden never stopped oil drilling, dufus.

Killing Keystone sent a message to the Oil cartels they could cut production,

April 29 2021
Data from a variety of sources indicate the cycle of contraction in the oil and gas industry has reversed and demand for petroleum products is returning.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at the U.S. Energy Department both released their short-termed forecasts stating economic activity is on the rise in the U.S. and globally, and they expect increases throughout 2021.

The oil and gas industry in Texas is responding with an increase in activity, according to the Texas Petro Index (TPI).

The TPI registered its first monthly increase in two years this month at 138.8.

Petroleum economist Karr Ingham, author of the TPI, said rigs have been added each month since the record lows in August.
oilmanmagazine.com

 

[Smokin' OP]

No you didn't you showed BS from January and March dumbass.

Texas is feeling its coldest air mass in decades, and it's breaking record cold temperatures left and right.
February 15 2021
Dallas
High of 14°, low of 4°
Austin
High of 25°, low of 8°
San Antonio
High of 28°, low of 9°
www.baynews9.com › fl › tampa

February 16 2021
The National Weather Service determined Tuesday morning that both the cities of Tyler and Longview set all-time records for lowest temperatures ever recorded.
Tyler dropped to a staggering six degrees below zero at 6:27 a.m. while Longview was a bone-chilling minus five degrees at 6:32 a.m.
www.ketk.com › weather › severe-weather

Fuel prices aren't sky rocketing because one pipeline, under construction was shut down.
They are rising because 4 Texas refineries were shut down.

"Makes our country more reliant on foreign energy sources"?

The Keystone XL pipeline will transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska. The oil will then flow through another pipeline to Gulf Coast refineries, where it will be refined into petroleum products like gasoline.

Gulf Coast refineries export about two-thirds of their products, according to a U.S. Energy Information Administration report in January. The rest is sold in the U.S. That is a marked shift since 2012, when refineries exported about 38 percent of their products
WTF are we exporting oil for?

BUT BLAME BIDEN.

Idiot: I showed February too, and as I said, there were only 2 DAYS of cold temperatures, and they were at 4 AM. And you just posted it here yourself > Feb 15 & 16. That's what I said. My point, not yours, dumbass.

And we export oil (when we were energy independent during Trump's administration) to make money. Yes, we blame Biden. He reduced our energy supply, making us become more dependent again, like back in the Obama dependency days.
Remember this >>>

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Post 62, you lying, moron.

"Well, looking at the temperature charts for Port Arthur and Beaumont TX, we see that in all of 2021, since Biden was president, the midday (when workers are working) temperatures fell below 40 degrees in only 4 days, and was in the 70s generally through the month".

'In January the lowest was 59 degrees, and in March it was 62 degrees. NOW whose "lying" ?

YOU........................AGAIN.

 

[Smokin' OP]

WOW.
So a permit to drill on federal lands is crucial for oil companies to stay in business?
1000's will go out of business because they NEED the socialist federal government's land to drill on?

FOOL. I didn't say anything about oil companies "to stay in business" - YOU said that.

But it is true that in order for oil companies to do business, they need OIL. Duh!

Of course they don't, so why MUST the oil companies have to drill on FEDERAL land?

 

[Smokin' OP]

That's NY,NOT Texas.
The refineries owners, oil companies, expect them to be down for weeks.
I would send them a very stern letter outlining the points you just made.

Listen MR DUPE. Neither refineries or any other kind of business, including those with workers working outside all day long, need to shut down for WEEKS, because of 2 days of low temperatures. I've seen construction workers high up on buildings, working with temperatures in the teens (farenheight). They've been doing that for years and decades.

And it doesn't matter if it is NY or Texas. Cold is cold. period. Wanna buy a bridge in Brooklyn ?

Why are you telling me, moron?

You never wrote them?

Exxon-Mobile
3100 N. Mainstreet Baytown Texas 77521

Or call them. (281) 427-7244

Straighten their asses out.

 

[Smokin' OP]

the stopping of the incomplete Keystone Pipeline, somehow halted drilling?

What kind of moronic question is this > stopping the Keystone Pipeline reduced the amount of oil we have, thereby raising the price of gas at the pump. The drilling halt was from Biden halting it. Are you ready to move on to the 4th grade now ?

So, stopping a pipeline under construction with a completion date of 2023, that hasn't produced a drop of oil is REDUCING the amount of oil we have?

Is like saying the steak you haven't bought from the grocery store, is reducing the amount of food you have in your refrigerator.

A 4th grader knows better than you.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

Biden has already created MORE jobs in 2 months than Job Killer Tramp did in 4 years!!!

Oh ? Who said so ? Biden's running dogs ? Wanna buy a bridge in Brooklyn ? Best suckers >> liberal media DUPES.

Everyone who isn't STUPID enough to believe Right-wing-nut LIES!
Tramp LOST over 2 million jobs during his failed presidency, Biden created more jobs in his first month alone than Tramp did in 4 years, and then went on to create even more jobs in his second month.

Hahahahahaha that’s some funny stuff.

 

[Smokin' OP]

The Trump and his cult can't stand exposure and the truth.

You and YOUR cult wouldn't know the truth if it flew right into your eyes and ears, which it is doing right here in this thread.

As FOS as your dear leader.

Who's gonna pay for the wall?

 

[protectionist]

So do private, state lands and land the oil companies own but they must have the feds land to drill on?

The point is less drilling = less oil. Duh!

 

[protectionist]

No, shit, Sherlock
So, why are you blaming Biden for what speculators are doing?
Biden didn't shut down the refineries, the oil companies did.

But Biden created the conditions for the refineries to have less oil to refine. Duh!

 

[protectionist]

April 29 2021
Data from a variety of sources indicate the cycle of contraction in the oil and gas industry has reversed and demand for petroleum products is returning.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at the U.S. Energy Department both released their short-termed forecasts stating economic activity is on the rise in the U.S. and globally, and they expect increases throughout 2021.

" demand for petroleum products is returning." - and when did it ever leave ? (so as to "return")

Sure, economic activity is on the rise in the U.S., but that doesn't necessarily have anything to do with oil. Most of it is states resuming business, after long period of Covid shutdowns.

 

[protectionist]

Post 62, you lying, moron.

"Well, looking at the temperature charts for Port Arthur and Beaumont TX, we see that in all of 2021, since Biden was president, the midday (when workers are working) temperatures fell below 40 degrees in only 4 days, and was in the 70s generally through the month".

'In January the lowest was 59 degrees, and in March it was 62 degrees. NOW whose "lying" ?

YOU........................AGAIN.

You this is a point of some kind ? If so, I don't see it, fool.

 

[protectionist]

Of course they don't, so why MUST the oil companies have to drill on FEDERAL land?

Of course they DO. One doesn't sell oil when they DON'T HAVE oil. Duh!

And do you have some objection to drilling on federal land ? If so, what's your objection ?

 

[protectionist]

Why are you telling me, moron?

You never wrote them?

Exxon-Mobile
3100 N. Mainstreet Baytown Texas 77521

Or call them. (281) 427-7244

Straighten their asses out.

I'm telling you because YOU are the rookie dum dum here, who is claiming that declines in oil production come from cold weather, rather than Biden's actions.

That's what we do here. It's called debating. Ever hear of it ? Pheeeeew! (high-pitched whistle; eyes rolling around in head

 

[Smokin' OP]

So do private, state lands and land the oil companies own but they must have the feds land to drill on?

The point is less drilling = less oil. Duh!

Doesn't mean they cant increase production on other wells.

If your so concerned about less oil, why did your party lift the ban on oil exports?

December 9 2015
Defying a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to lift a 40-year-old U.S. ban on crude oil exports.

The House approved the bill on a 261-159 vote. Supporters said an ongoing boom in oil and gas drilling has made the 1970s-era restrictions obsolete. Lifting the export ban would lower prices at the pump, create jobs and boost the economy, said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.

"In my view, America's energy boom has the potential to reset the economic foundation of our economy and improve our standing around the world," Boehner said.
www.cbsnews.com › news › house-votes-to-lift-ban-on

December 18 2015
The United States lifted a 40-year ban on oil exports on Friday, marking a historic shift for the booming US oil industry.

The measure was included in a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill that easily passed Congress and now heads to the desk of President Barack Obama for his signature.
news.yahoo.com › congress-votes-lift-40-us-oil

 

[Smokin' OP]

Why are you telling me, moron?

You never wrote them?

Exxon-Mobile
3100 N. Mainstreet Baytown Texas 77521

Or call them. (281) 427-7244

Straighten their asses out.

I'm telling you because YOU are the rookie dum dum here, who is claiming that declines in oil production come from cold weather, rather than Biden's actions.

That's what we do here. It's called debating. Ever hear of it ? Pheeeeew! (high-pitched whistle; eyes rolling around in head

So, it's Biden who told the managers at the refineries in Texas to shut down?
Better yet, Biden caused the storm too.

March 8 2021

Just seven U.S. oil refineries out of the 18 that were down due to the Texas Freeze are operating normally as of Monday, according to Bloomberg.

Those 18 refineries that were down accounted for as much as 5.5 million barrels of crude processing capacity per day.

As a result of the Texas Freeze, according to Energy Information Administration data, weekly U.S. percent utilization of refinery operable capacity dipped to 56% during the week ending February 26—the lowest operable utilization of operable capacity since the EIA began tracking the data in November 1990.
oilprice.com › Latest-Energy-News › World-News

 

[protectionist]

So, stopping a pipeline under construction with a completion date of 2023, that hasn't produced a drop of oil is REDUCING the amount of oil we have?

Of course it is reducing the amount of oil we have, dummy. Ever owned a business ? And then experienced a serious supply shortage extending into the future ? Guess what that does to your current sales ? Think hard now.

Hint: if you had 100 cans of soup in your cupboard, and there was a reduction in food supply of soup, you might reduce your consumption of soup for a while.