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"Illustration" courtesy of:  https://www.craiyon.com "refinery"

How are the "American Oil Cartels" doing these days?  Our "analysis" finds they may or may not have adequate "cash reserves" for the investment opportunities they don't bother with.

We might be less or more specific given real data such as:

• "Barrels" produced or sold per cartel or refinery on a per-day basis.
• "Reserves" extractable or operating in range from imaginary to practical on a per cartel or per "well" basis.
• The target price per barrel sold per cartel "wish" or the "minimum" price needed to "break even".

Good data is a prerequisite for mastering acceptable excuses.

Backward or "it's a violation of the data's privacy".