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2003-05-23 Iraq

Iraq could be ready to export oil in less than a month

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Posted by Steve White 2003-05-23 01:40 am|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Let's start pumping the oil. Okay, I'll admit it - one of the war's outcomes is to put more oil on the market, drive the price down and hopefully help the western economies. Was that the primary reason for the war? No. But it is one of the benefits.

Posted by Douglas De Bono 2003-05-23 06:52:07|| [www.douglasdebono.com] 2003-05-23 06:52:07|| Front Page Top

#2 The port of Umm Qasr, a primary port of entry and export, will open for commercial traffic today, which will significantly increase the future capabilities of the port to accept humanitarian assistance deliveries.

via Central Command

Posted by Chuck 2003-05-23 09:44:44|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-05-23 09:44:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Saudi is going down. Al and the Quedas want to destroy the oil gathering, production, and distribution infrastructure. Saudi does not have its collective sh-t together to really resist and eliminate the threat. The world needs Iraq up and running to balance out Saudi going down.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-05-23 15:57:45|| 2003-05-23 15:57:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Pipe and valves are cheap. Let'um go we'll fix it in the field. At least that's how The Great Bechtel has done it in the past.

amomalus

Posted by Anonymous 2003-05-23 19:36:15|| 2003-05-23 19:36:15|| Front Page Top

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