Samantha Gross
Appearances
Planet Money
Tariffs, grocery prices and other listener questions
I used to say that if it came out the back end of the refinery, it was my fault or my job, I should say.
Planet Money
Tariffs, grocery prices and other listener questions
So it gets a lot of attention because it's a lever that the president has. But it's not where most of our production comes from.
Planet Money
Tariffs, grocery prices and other listener questions
They'll have the land that's producing now. They'll have the next land they plan to drill. They'll have some land that is prospective, that they're still figuring things out. So it can be years between leasing land and drilling on it.
Planet Money
Tariffs, grocery prices and other listener questions
This is a time of pretty ample supply in oil markets. This is good for prices if you want to see lower prices as a consumer.
Planet Money
Tariffs, grocery prices and other listener questions
You know, think of it as like a gigantic underground tank. They're like sort of mined out caverns made of salt. So you can put the oil in there, you know, as liquid in these big old caverns.
Planet Money
Tariffs, grocery prices and other listener questions
They sure do. Yes. They're like gigantic salt caves.