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dante662 t1_iujnz09 wrote

What could they do with Defense Production Act? You get heating oil from crude refining, it's pretty similar to diesel but not sure I'd want to burn diesel in an oil furnace.

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You can't just order a company to "make more heating oil". Refining crude is the only way to get it, and unless we have more refining capability I don't see what companies in the US could do. Ban exports sounds great until you realize that will force international oil prices to start skyrocketing and trigger protectionist retaliatory actions by other countries against us.

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shiningdickhalloran t1_iujz6on wrote

Burning diesel in an oil furnace is fine in a pinch. I know one guy who's used it exclusively for years and claims it's even better than regular oil.

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