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| Venezuela to buy 4 oil tankers from Iran |
| 2006-12-23 |
| Venezuela's state oil company said Friday that it will buy four oil tankers from Iran, expanding its fleet with the help of a nation closely allied with President Hugo Chavez. Petroleos de Venezuela SA said in a statement that its shipping subsidiary, PDV Marina, had signed a contract to buy the tankers from the Iran Marine Industrial Company. It did not disclose the price. PDV Marina president Asdrubal Chavez, who is a cousin of the president, said the deal is among various projects involving the two governments, and is also part of Venezuela's larger plan to expand PDV Marina's current fleet of 21 oil tankers. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Dust them liberally with Polonium-210. I'm sure the Russians have an excess. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-12-23 16:56 |
| #10 1) L.A., San Francisco, New York harbor and D.C. 2) Seattle, San Diego, Norfolk, Miami 3) Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Homestead |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2006-12-23 10:49 |
| #9 Second thought, bet there's a buyback clause after the hostilities end. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-12-23 08:24 |
| #8 Seriously, this seems to me to be a "Sell it quick before it's sunk by the Americans" scenario. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-12-23 08:23 |
| #7 hmmmm - "lost at sea with all hands" sounds nice |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-12-23 06:46 |
| #6 Hey, hands off those tankers. Chavez needs them to transship Russian oil in order to meet US contract obligations. Let's hope the oil majors insist that Vladivostok oil be delivered all the way to Gulf coast refineries. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-12-23 06:36 |
| #5 "did not disclose the price" Hmmm, that makes it a little difficult but let's see: A Mk. 48 torpedo costs about $3 million and it might take 2 or more for each tub. Pricey but covert. OTOH, sea mines are much less expensive and can be just as covert if laid by subs or B-2s just before Pumpkin-head's new acquisitions pass some choke point. I think there are several ways we can come out ahead on this deal. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2006-12-23 05:23 |
| #4 This makes perfect BoboSense, since I've read their production is declining. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-12-23 03:19 |
| #3 Prolly need to see a few cross-sections from the hull. To check for,,, rust-n-stuff |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-12-23 03:05 |
| #2 Let's cut them open and find out. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2006-12-23 01:45 |
| #1 I wonder whether the tankers will arrive empty or full or mislabled things? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-12-23 00:50 |