Oil had two main uses: as fuel and as a chemical raw material.
In this world, Roxxon Oil Company monopolized nearly the entire petroleum industry in the United States. It was also one of the main raw materials Osborn still needed to import—though Harry had been importing it from abroad all along, keeping quite a few of Norman's allies fed.
Industrial products such as plastics, rubber, and pharmaceuticals all relied on petroleum products for production. In truth, their consumption was nowhere near as great as oil used for energy.
And it had to be said that Dreykov's little Widows were capable. They said the oil supply and stock market would be thrown into turmoil, and sure enough, something huge happened.
The moment Dreykov pressed the button, several famous oil fields around the world exploded. It conveniently helped cut production capacity, while the firefighting and rescue efforts afterward could also promote another wave of Osborn's robotic laborers.
With Nuclear Fusion Energy being rolled out, these oil companies were already living less lavishly than before. Now that explosions had happened, they definitely had to raise prices a little—but that would only push consumers still using petroleum fuels toward Osborn.
Electric cars, electric planes, electric ships... and so on. Osborn had become the benchmark in all these industries. Using Fusion Power was far cheaper than burning oil. With Nuclear Fusion Technology, the market had already been shifting toward electric power, and now that process was moving even faster.
But if they did not raise prices... then they could only swallow the losses. Was that even possible?
Before the incident, Harry had Felicia stockpile extra oil. The explosions affected Osborn, but only to a limited extent.
As for the stock market, it would be better if all those traditional companies died off. This blow