I’d also suggest that rate of production is a serious element. How fast and at what volume are they able to process the sludge back into a usable state? On the above linked website, their faq identifies at least three different processes and handling methods determined by the state of the sludge. So this isn’t a simple or even expedient process and will be limited by the specific technical and infrastructure demands of the method. If they can start producing a hundred thousand barrels a day from sludge, there remains a significant shortfall to in the refining supply chain which can’t operate efficiently or even at all at reduced thresholds.

America wielding US dollar hegemony for 80 years to immiserate hundreds of millions of civilians and destroy democratically elected governments, nothing.

An alternative to US dollar hegemony develops in response to this economic terror, ThEy’rE eVil VillAins WhO mUst Be dEstrOyeD!

It’s not. It’s not even a particularly effective way on its own.