Why You Can’t ‘Flick a Switch’ to Get Oil and Gas Flowing Out of the Persian Gulf

Some wells can be turned on in days or weeks, but bringing the Gulf’s energy system back to something akin to normal will take months.

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NYTimes: Why You Can’t ‘Flick a Switch’ to Get Oil and Gas Flowing Out of the Persian Gulf.

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