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[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

where's Vietnam going to get its fertilizer as the strait of hormuz remains closed and global shortages cause literal worldwide famine

Are they going to use this hydrogen to produce energy and then... use that energy... to produce the hydrogen needed in order to literally prevent the starvation of the majority of the country?

Or do you think their domestic natural gas is gonna do the job, when it's already insufficient to meet domestic needs under conditions where it isn't all desperately needed to avoid famine

Seems like you imagine Senegal.

I imagine a country in a world where over half the global population needs nitrogen fixed by the haber bosch process to literally have enough food to survive having problems when there is a sudden global shortage of inputs required for said process

[-] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

where’s Vietnam going to get its fertilizer

It's nice to have a good laugh in these dark times. Vietnam isn't stressed by this crisis in the way you imagine, especially not on fertilizer. Urea plants are designed to keep running at a high volume, there is plenty of surplus for the rapid industrial growth and the fertilizer needs of regional partners, although I'm guessing by now you think a socialist competitor in the fertilizer trade is a bad thing. I'm really giving you too much effort in these replies already, I assumed someone bothering to reply might actually be interested in the subject. Let me give you some advice for the meantime: do basic research before talking about global trade.

If you're looking for dependency links in SEA catastrophically damaged by Qatar's flailing, take a look at RoK and Singapore. Not exactly interested in industrial and agricultural self-sufficiency!

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Vietnam isn't stressed by this crisis in the way you imagine, especially not on fertilizer.

Lol, lmao, Vietnam, famously not part of the world economy

You blaming Qatar for this is the most wtf shit anyone has ever said

[-] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You are very arrogant for someone who knows they haven't spent even an hour reading about Vietnam.

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 0 points 2 weeks ago
[-] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Now go check everything I just said and ask yourself what compelled you to assert your superior judgment over the CPV in preparing for an oil crisis, without even understanding that Vietnam has a notable petrochemical industry far more complex than importing LPG for steam cracking and natgas for fertilizer like other parts of SEA, and looks after the needs of its citizens, yes, even including fuel and chemicals. Some countries both import and export things they need. 🤯 Blatant ignorance because you're used to being surrounded by it, very far off from polite curiosity. You didn't even stop to check what I was saying because the idea of Vietnam's self-sufficiency just incenses your poor Greta Thunberg heart. Goodnight (or whatever).

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