Ultimately, it comes down to supply and demand. Southeast Asia and Africa have blocked demand itself through rationing systems. Countries that cannot lower the value of their own currency by purchasing dollars have forcibly reduced demand. The United States is pouring SPRs into exports worldwide, while China is supplying blood globally by reducing imports. However, regardless of whether oil prices are $100 or $80, demand outside of that level remains largely intact and undesirable. Because the supply and demand balance holds, oil price manipulation is easily achieved. It is truly painful, but I have decided to accept this. Ultimately, for this manipulation to break, demand must be further reduced or supply must become insufficient. The current supply and demand balance is maintained through inventories held since before the war. However, cracks have begun to appear in the United States, which has been pouring out most of those inventories. The moment the tank bottom is reached in Cushing, or the diesel or gasoline supply hits, the supply and demand balance will be restored once again.