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  "...neither living nor dead..."
context: "Comes into force on Feb. 1, 2023". That's... optimistic planning horizon. Accidents happen. >
  
  That's some low energy trolling.  Of course Elon Musk licked it up enthusiastically >
  
  That's president in waiting Musk to the likes of you! >
  
  He would need a coup for that as he is not Anerican born >
  
  Maybe read what I was replying to? It was literally about a coup/break away states lol. >
  
  None of the countries that imposed the cap buy Russian oil though. Wait why am I expecting anything Russia does to make any sense >
  
  On paper they don't but there are a huge number of off shore ship to ship transfers of oil happening these days which allow circumventing of the rules. >
  
  Oil laundering >
  
  I feel for the poor sod who has to file off the oil molecules' serial numbers. >
  
  You joke, but oil has a distinct molecular fingerprint that’s hard to obfuscate. >
  
  Distinct in what context? Is it which oil field it was drawn from? If my GCSE chemistry is correct: crude oil is just a bunch of different hydrocarbon chains. I suppose there may be other molecules kicking around. Is it just the composition of theses molecules in the crude that demark it. >
  
  Correct. Trace elements. I’m less certain about refined products since at that point you’re essentially doing purification. >
  
  Only countries that have the ruling rings can buy their oil