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    20 hours ago

    油 is a clever double (triple?) entendre here. Yes it directly translated to oil and 石油 (crude oil) has the same pronunciation as 食油 (food oil).

    But 油 also has the same pronunciation as 铀 (uranium). That is why he was talking about 炼油(refining oil/uranium) 来 (to) 炸 (fry/bomb) 鱿鱼 (the squid).