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by whatever1 1086 days ago
Investors do whatever is optimal for them. The duty of the market regulators is to ensure an even playing field, so that the investors are not deceived about the profitability of businesses.

Thankfully the US has a lot of say in the global oil supply and demand market. We already have rules & taxes in place for all the producers and importers of oil in the US (aka they need to buy certificates for blending renewable fuels mostly from US produced corn).

So yes, it is feasible, it is done already.