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The tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, are hitting bottom. The oil market is about to hit a tipping point (www.cnn.com)

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In multiple ways, we are seeing the end of the oil age.

Change is coming.

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[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Would have never believed that those tanks are open and not enclosed.

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[–] sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

They're closed. The lid moves up and down to deal with changes in pressure as tanks are filled or emptied, without having to add air into the mix.

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[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 5 points 3 months ago

Okay, thanks for pointing that out! It looked so foamy on top so I was confused. Still am honestly.

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