Some thoughts about Dinosaur Juice

Two barrels of the black stuff, please...

March 2, 2026

🕒 8 min read

Far away lands, full of sand, black goo that makes cars go brrrr, and old magical books, have once again become chaos central. Bombs are dropping, rockets are flying, and the skies rumble like nature’s own fireworks show. It’s the kind of disorder that feels like watching a vegan walk into a butcher shop.

And as always happens in moments like this, the men on the TV, the supreme rulers of our screens, have declared that oil prices are definitely going up… a lot. How high? Well, nobody really knows for sure, but everyone seems comfortable pulling numbers out their asses in the triple digits. Some analysts even warn oil could climb toward $120+ if things really escalate.

We’ve seen this movie before.

Remember June 2025? That 12 day saga where Israel and Iran played bumper rockets with each other like it was some kind of geopolitical demolition derby? Yeah, that was a thing and it triggered a jump in oil prices. Brent spiked toward the high $70s per barrel on fears of supply disruption, although it later eased as markets calmed down. The price got beat down just as quickly as it had risen.

The United States has a lot of control, if not full, over Venezuelan oil reserves, and political considerations will matter a lot especially with the U.S. midterm elections set for November 2026. The supreme leader, of the US and A, Trump is aware that high gasoline prices are not very popular with voters. And, of course, the lizard people know that too.

So ask yourself, dear reader: Does it really make sense for any U.S. politician to want oil prices above $90 per barrel? That’s the kind of number that can do real damage to the party in power.

The most likely scenario? If oil prices climb too high, the U.S. could move to increase supply by flooding the market with oil from Venezuela, thereby keeping oil below $80 per barrel heading into the midterm elections, which would be very convenient.

Now, of course, I could be completely wrong, maybe the TV lords are correct, and the price of oil really does go to a gazillion. In that case, start sharpening your harpoons, because whale oil will suddenly be in high demand.

Don't mix this juice in your vodka!

Until next time..

- Bardur