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big american automobiles, and energy sources have been hot topics lately, it's just starting. this ol' texas boy may be near, or on a coastline near you...soon! but on a serious note, observe how dependant 3rd world countries are economically on oil export dollars. by the way, right now, there are 3 super tankers (one sunk) leaking oil, and gasoline into our offshore waters, so next time we want to blame the "drilling department" STOP.

--Richard--
"We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

[freeflir29 0]

Don't they do this every couple years. I seem to remember reading about several times that the Petroleum workers went on strike there.

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i actually hate to se it happen. i'm sure ol' wyubya will try to be the "world's policeman" and go over there and f**k something up. they're actually just trying to make a decent wage. over here in the middle east, (south america as well) there are varying pay scales, we deal with a diverse draw of cultures, and countries on which to draw our personal. so if your from let's say spain, and your particular job would draw for example: $5000.000 USD per month, you'd draw maybe 1/2 of that in spain, or cairo, jordan or any other small country. i don't think it's right, but the cost of what these people call "living" in these countries is really cheap, but they have no cars, maybe less than 1/8 own automobiles, they choose instead to use taxis, or bicycles, cars are a "luxery" they can't afford. just my 1 riyals worth!

--Richard--
"We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

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Fact file
Major recent oil spills


June 3, 1979
The exploratory oil well Ixtoc 1 in the Gulf of Mexico blows out, spilling an estimated 140 million gallons of crude oil into the open sea.
Jan. 5, 1993
The Brear grounds off the Shetland Islands releasing 26 million gallons of oil.
Dec. 3, 1992
The Greek tanker Aegean Sea loses 21.5 million gallons of crude oil when it runs aground off northwestern Spain.
Nov. 19, 2002
The tanker Prestige spills some 5 million gallons of fuel oil off the Spanish coast before sinking with 15 million gallons on board.

Feb. 15, 1996
The Sea Empress grounds off Wales spilling 18 million gallons of oil.
March 24, 1989
Exxon Valdez runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 10.92 million gallons of crude oil.
Dec. 12, 1999
The tanker Erika breaks apart and sinks off Britanny on the French Atlantic coast spilling 3 million gallons of oil.

only one wellbore, the rest "super tankers"

--Richard--
"We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

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cars are a "luxery" they can't afford.

Same here. That rig was a little more important

I got nuthin

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