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2008-12-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2008-12-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 starting their own piracy navy

Posted by sinse 2008-12-16 08:33|| 2008-12-16 08:33|| Front Page Top

#2 It's smuggling, not piracy. The two are separate and distinct. Let's try using a little brain-power or a search engine first, shall we?

Smuggling is a long standing tradition in the region. The new wrinkle is oil as one of the cargoes.

Posted by Pappy 2008-12-16 11:37|| 2008-12-16 11:37|| Front Page Top

#3 The smugglers were probably Iranian.

Posted by DoDo 2008-12-16 13:27|| 2008-12-16 13:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes. Which is also an indication that the Iranian economy is not doing well.

Posted by Pappy 2008-12-16 15:13|| 2008-12-16 15:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Mighty small tankers. Took ten of them to carry one day's worth of production from a good well (30,000 BOPD is actually a very good well, but about what we aim at for our home runs.).

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-12-16 16:37|| 2008-12-16 16:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Small tankers make it easier to blend in with the local traffic. And 4,600 tons isn't bad if it's small-time smugglers.

Posted by Pappy 2008-12-16 17:03|| 2008-12-16 17:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Sounds like it really could have been in barrels. Smuggling with prices this low... musta been the fulflilment of a prior contract... or maybe not.

Posted by .5MT 2008-12-16 18:18|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-12-16 18:18|| Front Page Top

#8 pappy being kinda of a smartass about a comment that wasn't really meant too get your panties ina wad

Posted by sinse 2008-12-16 21:25|| 2008-12-16 21:25|| Front Page Top

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