JoshExplainsOil
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Oil & gas, explained simply. Gas prices • headlines • how it works.
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Joined June 2025
Breaking down how fuel gets to all 50 states ⛽️ Pipelines • Ports • Terminals • Trucks
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🛢️ OIL MARKETS — MORNING UPDATE (Jan 30) Flat price (tape): • Brent: $70.50 (-$0.21) • WTI: $65.04 (-$0.38) Risk Sentiment: Risk-On: 6 / 10 We’re still trading a headline-driven risk premium, but you can feel the market trying to calm down. ⸻ 🚩 What changed: •
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Day 13/50 — How oil actually moves in PENNSYLVANIA (refinery state + pipeline crossroads) ⛽️🏭 Pennsylvania is sneaky important because it’s both: a demand state (Philly/Pittsburgh corridors), and a logistics bridge between the Gulf, the Midwest, and the Northeast. Here’s the
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🛢️ Josh Explains Oil — Afternoon Market Brief January 29, 2026 | 2:30 PM ET Risk Sentiment: 🟡 6.5 / 10 (constructive, premium present but not accelerating) What Changed Since This Morning 🟡 Early crude strength cooled but held range highs 🟢 Product cracks stayed firm vs flat
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Day 12/50 — How oil actually moves in NEW JERSEY (NYC’s gas tank) ⛽️🗽 Most people think “NJ gas” is local. It’s not. New Jersey is basically the fuel on-ramp for the entire NYC metro. Here’s the real supply chain: 1) Big ships → big storage Massive cargoes of
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@blakeaburge The meta skill is recognizing when you're optimizing for being right instead of getting results. Most battles we fight are just ego preservation disguised as principles.
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Makes income taxes not even seem to matter. It’s the real tax.
Imagine working 9-5 for 50 years then The Fed prints 40% of the total money supply and inflates away 20 years of your work.
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So true
Companies: Working in the office is important for the culture. The culture:
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Absolutely
Realizing you genuinely have a few more years left to accumulate as many assets as possible before currency debasement and AI leaves you in the underclass
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Probably right.
For what’s it worth. The Fed Funds Rate should be at neutral right now.. 2.75%
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So true.
Boss: “You arrived 10 minutes late.” Employee: “Yesterday I stayed late finishing that last-minute report.” Boss: “I understand… but rules are rules.” The next day, the employee arrived exactly on time. And at 5:00 p.m. sharp, shut down the computer. No extra emails. No work
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Great idea!
Just had lunch with a recruiter who's trying to poach me for a competitor. They're offering $320K base plus equity. About $50K more than I'm making now. I'm not taking it. Not because the money isn't good. The money is great. But I've spent six years building systems at this
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Always looking for opportunity
We hired a brilliant engineer on a work visa. In his first week, he asked if we really sponsor long term. I told him, “We don’t just hire employees. We build lives.” A few months later, he came to me worried about pay. He’d seen salary bands online and realized he was way
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50 States in 50 Days | Day 11: Indiana How fuel gets to Indianapolis Indiana doesn’t produce oil — it’s a distribution state. Here’s the path: • Fuel is refined primarily on the Gulf Coast • Shipped north via Colonial Pipeline and Explorer Pipeline • Fed into Midwest
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Southwest just killed the ONE thing that made them different. After 55 years, open seating is gone. Starting today, you pick your seat — just like every other airline. Here's what they lost: • A clear brand identity • Faster boarding + quicker plane turns • A culture moat
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Oil Market Recap – 1/27/26 WTI: ~$61/bbl (flat to slightly higher) Brent: ~$66/bbl (modestly higher) What Moved Markets Today Crude prices were relatively calm on the surface, but the underlying market is getting tighter in key areas. While macro headlines kept traders
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Next time you fill up, remember: The station isn't gouging you on gas. They're hoping you come inside and grab a coffee ☕ That's where they actually make their money. What's gas at your local station today? 👇
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