Iran discovers billion-barrel oil field

[krispos42]

Source: news.com.au


July 14, 2008 08:04am
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IRAN says it has discovered a new oil field containing more than one billion barrels of crude.

Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said the oil field held 1.1 billion barrels of sweet crude oil, of which 233 million coudl be recovered, the Shana news agency reported.

The field was in the area of Andimeshk town in Khuzestan province of southwest Iran that borders Iraq, Mr Nozari said.

Iran is the No.2 producer in OPEC and No.4 worldwide, although its ability to reach oil production targets has been hampered by a lack of international investment.



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Yup, we're invading Iran

[WillParkinson]

1. Oh, there goes the war...

We need that oil!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. sorry. there goes the world.

global war.

fuck that.

[ShockediSay]

30. so why isn't corporafascist media reporting on Afghanistan, where

al Qaeda grows more threatening?

Are those media tied in w/ the neoCon fascists?

Suggest, many of us study the history of fascism

[Hugabear]

50. Silly, Afghanistan doesn't have much oil

Besides, Afghanistan is so 2001. It's old news. We're bored with that war already.

Iran is where the action is nowadays.

[kentauros]

51. And yet, Afghanistan is still newsworthy

as a pipeline route and a rather expensive/profitable one at that.

Wasn't that the real reason the USSR invaded Afghanistan anyway? To build their pipeline to the southern seas as a shorter and thus, more profitable route?

[redirish28]

29. Beat me too it that's just what I was thinking. We will be in Iran in 45 days.

[MilesColtrane]

36. We may be bombing the shit out of Iran in 45 days...

...but, we won't be invading.

It's just not technically possible.

Bush's ego-war in Iraq has broken the Army, Marines, Reserves, and National Guard for at least a decade or more.

[The Backlash Cometh]

45. And you think they're just discovering it now?

They've probably have known about it since right before they decided to steal the election in 2000.

[muntrv]

2. 1 billion barrels/20 million barrels used per day= 50 days.

[krispos42]

15. If they'll destroy ANWR for maybe 3 billion...

Why not invade Iran for 1 billion? It's one more "reason" to add to the pile of "reasons" to invade.

[dysfunctional press]

19. not even- read the link...only 233 million bbls. are recoverable...50/4 = 12.5 days.

nt

[TheFarseer]

39. is that normal that only 1/5 is recoverable?

does anyone know?

[krispos42]

43. 233 million bbls, times $145/bbl, equals almost $34 billion

And Big Oil doesn't care if the Pentagon spends $500 billion on attacking Iraq because they know they'll get the right to the oil.

[ohio2007]

21. China will trade their veto in the UN for 1 BILLION bbls of crude. Thats more then a 50 days

ration

[JeanGrey]

32. No kidding. Who cares? A non issue.

[no limit]

52. I was thinking the same thing. This is nothing.

[MnFats]

3. was this discovery made before or after Bush's serious saber-rattling began?

....hmmm

must say, too: I've always loved the phrase "sweet crude." sounds like something bumpkins would put on their pancakes.

[burythehatchet]

4. Cheney just came

[paparush]

5. Good thing his heart just passed muster..hate to think of the dire consequences

of Big Dick blowing a load with a bad ticker.

[burythehatchet]

7. He's actually got a prothetic shlong

[Deja Q]

16. Came? Where? I didn't know he went anywhere.

[leftchick]

25. I doubt it

more like a premature ejaculation without the juice.

[Robeson]

6. They have no right to our oil...

...all resources are ours!

[MnFats]

9. all your oil are belong to us!

sorry, i couldn't help myself.
i will banish myself now.

[Extend a Hand]

8. let's see...the US uses approximately 20 million barrels per DAY

thats 11.65 days of US consumption.

world consumption is a little over 85 million barrels per day-- 2.75 days worth of oil.

[Dr.Phool]

12. Enough to fuel a Hummer for 6 weeks!

[daleo]

23. 3 days here, 3 days there

Pretty soon you're talking serious weeks.

[rpannier]

10. Quick Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon and Chevron need that oil

Send in the Marines! ASAP!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

11. Or did they clone the oil in photoshop?

Come, on... does anyone believe anything said about Iran?

[Phred42]

14. They should have kept their mouths shut

[ohio2007]

22. but they need to advertise carrots like that to counter the EU sanction talks

They also have natural gas deposits ready to travel through unbuilt pipelines all the way to India

[Phred42]

24. Still - it's an invitation to Cheney to Come and get it

[Initech]

17. Get ready for the invasion in 3... 2... 1...

:popcorn:

[givemebackmycountry]

18. I've always loved this one...

"HEY! What's OUR oil doing underneath YOUR sand"?

[alfredo]

20. Not until they are ready to bring it to market. Destroying the wellheads,

pipelines and ports should keep EXXon's profits up.

[BadgerKid]

26. Time to bring democracy to Khuzestan!

In case this is needed: :sarcasm:

[bahrbearian]

27. Cheney : "Yum Light sweet Crude, I mean

they are the most urgent threat, you don't want our next attack to be is the shape of a mushroom cloud. Condi can you take over for me"

[MindMatter]

28. What's that you say? A nukylar facility in Andimeshk? Bombs away

[JeanGrey]

31. For a billion barrels? You're kidding, right? Heck we've

got more than that in ANWR and it would help no more than ANWR would.

[Mira]

33. We'll be there like a fly on ......OKAY, so I'm a lady !

[CubicleGuy]

34. How unfortunate for Iran...

It seems they've discovered more of our oil under their land. That can't be good news for them. Bush will be by (with his troops) in a little while to pick it up and bring it back home where it belongs.

[stillcool]

35. I like to look at the map..

Source : Eric Waddell, The Battle for Oil, Global Research, 2003



http://www.globalpolicy.org/empire/intervention/2007/0701worldwide.htm

[Ian David]

37. Oh, now they are SURELY fucked. n/t

[Skink]

38. One billion at 650

could buy them serious Nukes.

[underseasurveyor]

40. YAY we're saved

gee now i know what to buy with my stimulus check... oh look out... Hummer, here i come.

[superconnected]

41. Does the bush administration need any further reason.

[DFW]

42. Hey! Look on the bright side!

Thar's money in them thar hills! Look for sudden overtures of peace with Iran
to break out all over. Yes, it's only enough to cover less than two weeks of
US oil consumption, but 233 million barrels translated into Halliburtonese
means $32,620,000,000 if you count $140 a barrel. They may not need it, but
they want it.

[countmyvote4real]

44. This is either "suicide by cop" or "we're all going down" if Iran is attacked.

What do you do when photos of the successful test of your new missile are revealed to have been doctored? Before we answer that question, let's back up a bit and ponder why Iran would introduce doctored photos of long range missiles that could be used to target US/Israeli interests within the region.

This is like the rattle of a snake. Iran wants us to leave them the fuck alone.

Both sides know that Iran is not yet a nuclear threat or if they really ever intend to be. But it is something to aspire to. Just look at what it did for India and Pakistan. Unfortunately, the real loose cannon here is the US under the * administration. Our economy is collapsing around us, due much impart to the invasion and subsequent continued occupation of Iraq that is draining our treasury on a massive scale. That was under the guise of an imminent threat, but it was really about oil. Does anyone still disagree with that?

So, Iran is being threatened and confronted by an insane bully that will be hard pressed to survive its current domestic situation. Oh, and the international standing for the US is like the worst ever. I can only think of two nations that would defend a US strike on Iran. Obviously, Israel would be compelled to support it. (Imagine how "welcome to the neighborhood" they would be if they condemned such action. But that's another discussion.) And the Saudis might support it like a pimp supports a drug whore. Who needs a WMD when you have petroleum that can be converted to petrodollars? Just like Saddam and *, Iran has been playing for time. And the dance card is about to change this November.

There is no new oil field in Iran.

This is bait and switch along the lines of "come and get me sucker." It seems like a very calculated thing to announce days after the successful missile test photos were confirmed as doctored.

There is no new oil field in Iran.

More importantly, why should we care? We need to get off this shit.

[Karl_Bonner_1982]

46. Okay let's get the tanks and bombers ready...

...Oh, I forgot. All our troops are still in Iraq! What are we going to do now? "Um, sir, I know you lost a leg serving our country, but would you be willing to go do some ground missions around Tehran next year?"

[and-justice-for-all]

47. What the hell is our oil doing under their soil!!??

at least that's what the Cons will say...

[yy4me]

48. My guess is that this news has been known for a while. War with

Iran on the nuclear issue would disguise the oil issue. Destroy Iran and then just saunter in and drill that black gold. What is a few more zillions of dollars and all the lives lost in comparison to all that crude. Let Israel start it, we're already on high alert, we'll just charge in with our troops. Must get that stuff soon so Halliburton can get the contracts before the end of ***'s term.

I'm trying not to get more riled up about the issues downing our government but it is one major disaster after another. Makes me sick.

[UTUSN]

49. & they're TELLING everybody?!1 Might as well yell, "INVADE, INVADE,INVADE!1" n/t

[Tight_rope]

53. Ssssssssssssssssshhhhh...the US will want to start a war to steal the oil.

[Eurobabe]

54. Get Your WAR ON. n/t

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