{"id":62466,"date":"2022-04-18T07:39:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62466"},"modified":"2022-04-18T07:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:39:04","slug":"the-insanity-of-aotearoa-new-zealand-closing-its-one-and-only-oil-refinery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62466","title":{"rendered":"The Insanity of Aotearoa New Zealand Closing it\u2019s One and Only Oil\u00a0Refinery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Insanity of Aotearoa New Zealand Closing it\u2019s One and Only Oil\u00a0Refinery<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Aotearoa New Zealand is in the process of making the biggest strategic blunder in it\u2019s contemporary history by closing it\u2019s one and only oil refinery, leaving us at the mercy or lack there of, of the fossil fuel industry and the super powers arguing over the lasts of the planets resources.
\n\u201cOne of the changes with the transition is we\u2019re less dependent on a single refinery than we were previously. And our supply will be coming from a range of refineries around the Asian region.\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Naomi James, speaking on Newsroom Pro Talks<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

Having exactly Zero oil refineries in Aotearoa makes us less dependent? Smell a neoliberal rat anyone?<\/p>\n

\u201cNew Zealand pre-ordered more oil stocks just before Russia invaded Ukraine, increasing government reserves this month \u2013 at a critical time.<\/strong><\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government and New Zealand fuel companies together hold more than 1.7 million tonnes of oil in tanks, ship holds, and international ticket contracts\u00a0acquired just in time for last week\u2019s international action.\u201d
\n\u201cJust in Time\u201d, this is how this culture teeters like the proverbial\u00a0Jenga Stack.<\/a>
\nRead and watch the Orwellian neo-liberal double speak embedded below. In one foul swoop we are now depending on BP and Exon Mobil to keep our trucks rolling. Watch the dystopian interview with this puppet here;\u00a0NZ bolsters emergency oil stocks backed by offer of Marsden Point storage<\/a><\/p>\n

This is late stage capitalism, risking everything because the balance sheet says it\u2019s more profitable importing 100% of the nations refined fuel needs, than this entire country having One Oil Refinery !
\nCan the reader see how dependent this insane decision makes our isolated country to biosphere incinerating corporations? It\u2019s clear to me that the government should nationalise this strategic asset asap.<\/p>\n

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