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submitted 1 year ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Gas prices are expected to reach an annual high this summer across Canada and into fall, with more than one factor causing the increase, experts say.

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[-] Dearche@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

It's not just that, but the Saudis are trying to pivot hard towards new industries. They see their entire government collapsing if they can't find a new source of revenue before oil demand collapses and their savings disappear.

Saudi Arabia basically bribed their civilians to stay in power by subsidizing gas, electricity, and water to the point that all three are basically free in the country, while their migrant workers are basically slave labour. The moment any of this changes, there's going to be a coup, and they see the clock ticking with oil demands having peaked in much of the world already.

RealLifeLore has recently released a video talking about their situation, though not so much on the oil.

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