Den amerikanske kongress godkendte fornyligt en lovpakke som tillader at sælge olie fra de strategiske oliereserver, som en måde at øge budgettet på.
Men som en skribent for Die Welt skriver, så viser det at USA skjuler sit ønske om at starte en global krig for råstoffer.
De amerikanske myndigheder har valgt at sælge deres oliereserver til en pris som er halvdelen af hvad den var for et år siden. I midten af 2014 kostede en tønde olie omkring $ 100, mens priserne idag ikke overstiger $ 50.
Kommentar: Denne artikel er blot delvis oversat til dansk af sott.net fra German newspaper calls out US for using oil as weapon against Russia, Iran
"Why Washington announced plans to sell the reserve at a time when the prices are so low?" the newspaper asked, assuming that the move is not just about money, but about politics.
According to the newspaper, the decision to sell a part of the strategic oil reserve is aimed at pressuring the energy market and weakening the states for which oil production is the primary source of income.
However, some experts argue that the reserve sell off will be a way for the US to free up critical space at a time when storage capacity in the United States is running out. The claim that the US will use this insignificant amount of oil to start a global commodity war is far from reality, they believe.
Comment: Og nogle analytikere har påpeget at USA kunne tilføje en million tønder olie/ugen i de næste fire år før deres lagre er helt fyldt.
The White House and the US Congress agreed to sell 8% of the total US oil reserves, currently amounting to 695 million barrels. The US is planning to sell 5 million barrels a year from 2018 to 2023, and 10 million barrels a year after 2023. In 2025, revenues from the sales of almost 60 million barrels will be transferred Treasury.
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