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Oil majors to lead another Iraq invasion
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Five years after the US-led coalition stormed into Iraq there is set to be another western invasion.
This time it is the world’s biggest oil companies leading the charge, 36 years after Saddam Hussein kicked them out.
The oil giants are seeking access to Iraq’s rich crude reserves, Australian companies BHP Billiton and Woodside are among them.
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The Iraqi government wants to make up for the lost opportunities under Hussein’s rule and has the ambitious goal of doubling Iraqi oil production to more than 4 million barrels a day within five years.
Peter Zeihan, an energy analyst at geopolitical intelligence group Stratfor, says there is plenty of incentive for the big oil companies.
“They have the largest, easiest reservoirs to tap, they’re very close to existing export points, there’s infrastructure in place for over double the amount of oil that currently is being produced in Iraq,” Mr Zeihan said.
“When Iraq does ultimately open up in a big way and allow greenfield investments, every single oil major in the world wants to be part of that play. And if that means signing deals that you’re not exactly thrilled with today, so be it.”
The Iraqi government insists the companies that win contracts must take on a local partner who in turn must have a minimum 25 per cent stake in the deal.
In an attempt to fast track oil production the government will award six contracts on a no-bid basis, to a handful of mainly US companies.
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July 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Isn,t that why we went there to start with CHENEY & BUSH OIL INC.—Oh sorry it was world WMD
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:49 pm
duh. its a known fact that prior to 9/11 ,america was planning on invading afghanistan to build oil pipelines.
even bush has stated “america is addicted to oil”
and more then anything, its the american people to blame, not only bush and the government. americans are gluttons,wasteful, narcisstic,megalomania ridden, ignorant,and have the attention span of dust mites.
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
yeah…….The iraqiis will probably cut a deal with the big oil companies. and, they will live to regret it. They will most likely skip over the fine print and that’s where they will hang themselves. One day the Iraqi people will wake up and say “What the hell happened to our country”
It used to be ours and now this!
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Yep, those of us of Native Heritage asked the what the hell happened as it used to be “Ours” & now it’s all this!
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:51 pm
solarnyc #2
saddam kicked the big oil co’s out and was going to put his oil on the market for much less than the oil kings wanted
that’s one of the big reasons we went in and took it, locked it up, and are raising the prices now.
you need to do your research before spouting off ignorant sentiments.
“even bush has stated “america is addicted to oil”
sure sure, only a bootlicker would say and believe and repeat that.
and we are building a democracy there too. yeah…..
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Well honestly who wouldn’t invade another country for one of the largest oil fields in the world? In the future, oil will become very scarce and almost every developed country in the world will be looking to the middle east (and maybe Siberia and Venezuela) to get their hands on the last remaining oil reserves. We are just preplanning and putting troops in the region to make it ours. This way…if anybody ever toys with us, we can just cut off their energy supply just like Russia did with tiny Georgia when they tried to speak up. Not saying it’s good, just saying it’s logical.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:14 pm
at number 5 ,yea america is a bunch of lazy assed SUV-driving gluttons.
havent u seen the movie wall-e?
eventually americans are gonna be so obese, they will be unable to walk.
bootlicker? and america is addicted to oil. from plastics,to fuel for cars, to practicallly all eletronics, oil is used in the process of creating. then there are millions of homes that are still oil-fueled
u really think im a fan of a big middle american redneck like george bush??? LMFAO!!!!
dont be mad because you and your state voted for him
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:23 pm
#7
not mad at all sweetie
and I don’t form my opinions from a make believe movie either.
you don’t use anything plastic?
or drive a car?
or have ‘electronics?
or live in a house or apartment?
hmmmm…………
but if it makes you feel better-go take it out on your dog
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Looters Beware…
Staking claim to the natural resources of another country while that country is under military occupation surely is fraught with danger.
BHP Billiton and Woodside, should be prepared to pay massive reparations a la the reparations extracted by Jew elements claiming wrong at the hands of the Nazis, when the just retaliation demanded by the Iraqi culture and religion, drives the invaders from their lands.
Speaking of BHP, this is how the story goes…
Working at a BHP coal mine in Queenslane Australia under union conditions, on a ten hour overtime shift, I am on around forty four bucks an hour plus coal bonus and height and dirt money, I expect to get around five hundred bucks for the shift.
I am a rigger and drive the crane and erect scaffolding, doing demolition preparing the coal wash plant for an upgrade, at the time I was working with an experienced boilermaker who had spent at least twenty years in the industry.
I arrive on the site at the start of night shift, the pay clerk who was just knocking off gave me my pay slip for the previous week.
Later in the shift the guy I was working with asked for a look at my pay slip, I gave it to him and when he returned it after going and reading it, he was crying, his tears had washed the coal dust from his cheeks.
I said, …what’s up Mate, and he broke down and told me a contractor had rang him about this job, he declined on the grounds that he was only gonna pay eighteen dollars hours an hour, flat rate no overtime rate, no coal bonus no height money, no nuthin’.
The contractor then rang his missus and told her there was a job if he wanted it, where upon she presented him with the ultimatum of going to work or moving out.
So on union rates on that shift I got around three hundred and twenty dollars more than him.
I gave him my undertaking that I would be sponsoring a union motion that all trade union people at all BHP coal mining operations, thence all BHP hard rock mining and on shore facilities, cease work until this pay claim which has existed since 1995, and all other similar pay claims are met.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Hey flor fina, were heading for our One World Government! Isn’t that what it’s all about. Americans are “addicted” to FOREIGN oil because the EPA will not allow anyone to drill for our own oil. Who in the hell do they think they are anyway. In my state, I have to replace my brand new license plate on my car with another one every 7 years because that is what the governor says we have to do; of course, we all know, it’s just about the money; and where is the EPA on this one? There are millions of license plates filling landfills, except I am collecting mine to see how many I can get before I drop dead. Maybe I’ll drop them off on the front lawn of the capitol building??????
You know Shadowdancer, your comments don’t even rate a response; they are so un-American. I think you should climb back into your hole you crawled out of because everyone of your responses I have read, have put down Americans.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Scandalous!
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
What’s happening in Iraq is exactly what happened in Cuba almost 50 years ago. I know – at
63 years old I lived through it. It was all about those American businessmen who lost their
plunder. The American companies owned all the utilities in Cuba – AT&T, Consolidated Edison,
Peoples Gas, etc., and Castro kicked them out and seized their assets. Sadam did the same thing
to the AMerican Oil companies in the 70’s. That’s the real reason for our hatred of Cuba and
Iraq – lost profits for those greedy tycoons.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 pm
The world should be using cold electricity devices like those at Methernitha, Switzerland for energy needs. Google search Peter Lindemann cold electricity for more info.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 pm
shocked american is going down the right path,BUT if anyone knew ANYTHING they would know that OIL was obsolete before it was even the major energy source,NICOLIA TESLA created a FREE energy in colorado,but the elite KNEW they would lose ALL of their control factions with this NEW energy that was and IS STILL AND WILL ALWAYS BE present here on earth,as long as electricity is present here in the earth.I SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS,this is how they control EVERYONE while THEY enjoy FREE energy,why do you think bush said”gas at 4 dollars a gallon,i havent heard of that”, and mccain said”4 dollars a gallon for gas thats not important”.its a puzzle and it takes brains to put it all together
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:46 pm
where are our spiritual leaders? christians, buddhist, athiest for that matter. to the dominant culture why do you remain silent. not much time to to try and stop this. prayer is needed but so is action. stop being complacent. people are looking for direction. native americans sit back and watch the whole charade fully aware of whats going on and what was done to them and its coming full circle. they do care but they need a voice as does everyone.
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:21 am
well said, yellowhawk. Personally I would consider myself a buddhist, and sometimes I ask why are other spiritual followers passive in their nature. I think its the misunderstanding of the teachings. Compassion is a key virtue, but when you see the world around you leading towards the destruction of the human soul, then I think action must come into place. Islam teaches us to fight our enemies who are oppressors, submission is not an option because living in fear is also a negative virtue the idea is to transcend fear of death. This creates a chain-reaction within one’s soul, we become fearless in our nature, we become confident in nature, it is as if a piece of our worldly attachments melted away, bringing us a little closer to greater realizations. You see this change is born in consciousness, it forms a new identity, like a new beginning. The soul is unique we can say, because if we have lived commited many violent deeds if the soul becomes transformed with the nature of love then all negative deeds become elimanated. This becomes possible because love is a greater force then negative energy, the most powerful force able to trabscend the spirit to the highest stage of one’s spiritual journey. Once we realize this, then you will be on the path on ending your own sufferings.
The economic crisis, and the wars, and the hardships is all an illusion. It is real in the sense that we experience pain and suffering, but we only suffer if we identify ourselves with that suffering. It is all in our minds, once we realize that this is all a test from god, then only faith will give us peace in the times of darkness. They say that the gods rejoice, when we do an honorable act, they are their, but we are limited in our senses, but they can experience our thoughts and emotions. Help others that is the greatest act.
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:28 am
@15
Its true that Europeans coming to America were mostly opportunistic plunderers but, read “Sinister Forces A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft Book One: The Nine” to find out the real deal.
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:34 am
@DeeJay
“The EPA will not allow anyone to drill for our own oil”. Don’t be naive and believe right/left rhetoric. The EPA is a scapegoat. The ones to blame is our own government and oil companies. They’re not in a hurry to drill for our own oil because they already control it. By controlling it they can suppress it. By supressing it, the supply stays artifically low and the demand remains high thus insuring continued high prices. In addition, we have had sweetheart deals with Saudi Arabia for decades and continue to import the majority of our oil from them.
Oil production has been going on in Iraq for awhile now. It has been pipelined to Israel and other neighboring countries. I guess our government thought five years was enough time to finally make it public.
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:04 am
trust some greedy fucks from my country to be in on the action too fair dinkum people we all got to start getting active burn all the info onto dvds by the hundreds get people educated and aware the markets are crashing people are starting to feel the pinch i’ve been dropping dvds in letter boxes with the infowars weblink written on it and i’m in australia theres some real twits here whov’ve just bought all the bullshit coming out of the USA total wankers honestly.Actually the other nite i was in a local pub and there were 4 guys from the US in there and they were reps for john deere tractors and i got talking to these clowns basically about 911 and george bush etc and one dude totally flipped out and took a swing at me when i mentioned alex jones and he called me a communist go figure? These twits actually believe all the crap about osama bin laden no wonder alex goes off fuck it must be frustrating to live in the US these days.
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:01 am
Just think, we, the american tax payer, the legally extorted, got to pay for this opportunity, and get to pay for it, for the rest of our lives and our children’s lives and their children’s lives?
Just think, how many TRILLIONS of dollars, we, get to put into the pockets of the elites?
Just think, of how our founding fathers would feel about this?
And then, THINK, OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO THESE TRAITORS!!!
http://www.theamericanvoice.com
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:07 am
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July 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 am
Say it ain’t so–Iraq was about OIL.
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
They have to ease into a postion where they can rape not only the earth but us consumers as well, bend over and pucker up yanks..
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
NICOLIA TESLA,HE MADE FREE ENERGY,does anyone even realize this
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
reeferkeefer— Believe it or not the bastards are using Tesla inventions against us right now. He was really into electromagnetic power. Towards the end there he was coming up with some crazy-ass shit! I’ve read a couple of books about him(bio and another one) and have done a report on him and his life. He made Edison and Westinghouse look like the retards they were. But the shit he was doing! sending power through thin air, WOW. That whole story is just awesome.
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
We are not addicted to oil we are inslaved by oil since thier is no other appoved source allowed by tyrannts in this country Plus China must really pay dearly for thier oil that our tyrants want Iraq an Iran so bad they can taste it.
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:21 pm
YES road dog has a head on his shoulder with brains to spare good post buddy,if more people realized this we would be in alot better shape,SO THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS UFOs their ours,PLAIN AND SIMPLE everyone that thinks aliens are here to save the planet are DUMBASSES
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:23 pm
post #14,#24 and#25 IS THE TRUTH,look past the viel of darkness, into the light of reason
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
FUCK OIL,it is obsolete and it has been for decades if not centuries
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:14 pm
well the only thing oil is good for is frying chickens and making paint
July 4th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Heard a while back from some soldiers that
Operation Iraqi Freedom, (OIF) was originally to be called…
Operation Iraqi Liberation,
(OIL)
but was changed because it sounded a little too suspicious.
I just wish our troops still worked for the USA instead of these psychopaths.
God bless America, or what’s left of it.
July 4th, 2008 at 11:58 am
WOW.
A perfect case of problem, reaction, solution. The Bush administration invades Iraq to take over the oil fields and production. Problem; How do we take the oil without Americans sreaming bloody murder? They help create the oil crises that has increased the cost of a barrel to almost $150 and to way over $4.00 for the American consumer. Reaction: Americans scream for relief while the government does nothing to ease our pain at the pump. Then suddenly Solution: They cut a deal with the Iraquis to give the 1st 6 contract to the 6 top Big Oil companies in the U.S. which may bring some relief in a few years but now all is forgiven by the American people Becaush Bush has saved us once again. Even the Blind Sheik could see this one. WAKE UP AMERIKA BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!!
July 4th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
we need to but the oil barrels down and stop guzzling our own destruction,its alot like alcoholics,trust me i used to be one
July 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
How about some oil to help pay for the cost of Iraqi liberation, besides I have read that the Chinese have gotten most of the contracts for oil. How many billions of dollars have been spent ? There must be some other agenda