Poor Gaza: Wealthy in Natural Gas

June 5, 2010 posted by Bob Nichols
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Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.

- One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) by Lambert-Potter, sung by Coven

(San Francisco) Everybody knows Israel does not possess any oil and gas. Right? Right.

As the legendary former Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir stated “Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil! Golda Meir ”

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli government are going to extreme lengths to prevent these Freedom Flotillas from getting directly to the Gaza shore. Why? Are the Israelis trying to hide something?

The political leaders in Gaza are using unyielding military discipline and truly have nothing left to lose; or do they?

As a result of this huge contrast, the common people of Gaza die like flies before a rigid, unflinching onslaught of US supplied F16s, bunker buster missiles, GBU-39 smart bombs, Israeli main battle tanks and small arms fire.

Why the slaughter of ready and willing to die, dirt poor Palestinians?

It appears the Freedom Flotilla sailing to Gaza would go through a thicket of off shore oil and gas rigs and wells. The wells are sucking an estimated minimum of US$6 Billion Dollars of Palestinian off shore Natural Gas through rigs set up for slant drilling.

From Peter Eyre The Palestine Telegraph Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:29 EDT

The drilling consultant on the hidden project is the former Noble Drilling Company of Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA, experts in “oil field management.” They are also allegedly experts in illegal slant drilling techniques Noble pioneered in the early Oklahoma oil fields back in the day.

Slant drilling is the best way to steal your neighbors’ oil and gas.

So much so that the formerly oil and gas poor Israel of Prime Minister Golda Meir is now floating the idea of Natural Gas exports to the European Union (EU) of presumably Palestinian Natural Gas.

Future Freedom Flotillas are said to specifically have escorts from the Turkish Navy. The Turkish Air Force version of the American F-16 Fighting Falcons were not mentioned. The Turkish Navy protection is symbolic and problematic without the Turkish F-16s. Will the Turkish government commit their 200 plus F-16s?

Small world, eh? Greed and force of arms count. Always have. Always will.

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Notes:

Google “Gaza Marine 1” and “Gaza Marine 2” for well specific information of the coast of Gaza.

BP chief Tony Hayward sold shares weeks before oil spill

The chief executive of BP sold £1.4 million of his shares in the fuel giant weeks before the Gulf of Mexico oil spill caused its value to collapse.
By Jon Swaine and Robert Winnett
Published: 12:10AM BST 05 Jun 2010
BP chief executive Tony Hayward has been under intense pressure since the oil well erupted on April 20
Tony Hayward: 'This won't stop deepwater drilling. It will transform it'

Tony Hayward cashed in about a third of his holding in the company one month before a well on the Deepwater Horizon rig burst, causing an environmental disaster.

Mr Hayward, whose pay package is £4 million a year, then paid off the mortgage on his family’s mansion in Kent, which is estimated to be valued at more than £1.2 million.

There is no suggestion that he acted improperly or had prior knowledge that the company was to face the biggest setback in its history.

His decision, however, means he avoided losing more than £423,000 when BP’s share price plunged after the oil spill began six weeks ago.

Since he disposed of 223,288 shares on March 17, the company’s share price has fallen by 30 per cent. About £40 billion has been wiped off its total value. The fall has caused pain not just for BP shareholders, but also for millions of company pension funds and small investors who have money held in tracker funds.

The spill, which has still not been stemmed, has caused a serious environmental crisis and is estimated to cost BP up to £40 billion to clean up.

There was growing confidence yesterday that a new cap placed over the well was stemming the oil flow. An estimated three million litres a day had been pouring into the sea off the coast of Louisiana since the April 20 explosion, damaging marine life.

The crisis has enraged US politicians, with President Obama yesterday forced to cancel a trip to Indonesia amid a row over the White House’s response.

Mr Hayward, whose position is thought to be under threat, risked further fury by continuing plans to pay out a dividend to investors next month.

Oil slick expected to hit U.S. coast reserve Thursday

Chris Baltimore, Reuters April 30, 2010, 10:27 am

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HOUSTON (Reuters) - A massive oil slick from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to reach a wildlife reserve at the mouth of the Mississippi River on Thursday as it threatens the environmentally delicate coastline of Louisiana and three other Southern U.S. states.

President Barack Obama pledged to "use every single available resource" -- including the U.S. military -- to help the London-based energy giant BP Plc fight the crude oil spill, which was about 3 miles (5 kms) from the marshes of the Mississippi Delta and spreading faster than expected towards the shoreline, according to the Coast Guard.

The leak, after a rig leased by BP exploded last week, is spewing five times more oil than previously estimated and heightened fears of severe damage to fisheries, wildlife refuges and tourism in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

The U.S. military began mobilizing for a major effort to try to prevent environmental damage to Gulf coast states, notably Louisiana, which is still recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal warned the slick "threatens the state's natural resources," declared a state of disaster and asked the U.S. Defence Department for funds to deploy up to 6,000 National Guard troops to help clean up.

Janet Neopolitano, head of the Department of Homeland Security, declared it "a spill of national significance," meaning that federal resources from other regions could be used to try to fight it.

Obama said BP was ultimately responsible for the cost of the cleanup, but the rig accident, which has pounded BP's share price and those of other companies involved in the project. The accident may have ramifications for Obama's proposals, some of which are before Congress, to issue new offshore drilling permits.

Bill Nelson, a Democratic senator from Florida, said he was filing a bill to temporarily prohibit the administration from expanding offshore drilling, citing the risk of a potential "environmental and economic disaster" from the spill.

The Obama administration did not rule out imposing a pause in new deepwater drilling until oil companies can show they can control any spills that may happen.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that oil could be pouring out of the leak at a rate of up to 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) a day. Others cautioned that it was difficult to quantify the amount of oil escaping from the ruptured well, which is 5,000 feet (1,525 metres) under the sea off Louisiana's coast.

Eleven workers are missing and presumed dead after the rig accident.

Underwater robots failed to activate a cutoff valve on the ocean floor to stop the leak and BP is hoping a plan to cover the well with a steel cap and capture the leaking oil will avert an environmental disaster.

But that will take four weeks to put in place, by which stage over 150,000 barrels could have been spilt.

If the steel cap does not work, BP will have to rely on stemming the flow by drilling a relief well, which would take two to three months.

If it takes that long, the spill could be over 300,000 barrels, larger than the 258,000 barrels leaked in 1989 by the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in the U.S.'s worst oil spill to date.

The Navy said it was supplying the Coast Guard with inflatable booms and seven skimming systems.

In Mobile, Alabama, U.S. Coast Guard Captain Steve Poulin, said authorities were preparing for "shoreline impact," although it was not possible to predict exactly when.

"We have a booming strategy for coastal Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle," Poulin said, adding that some 500,000 protection and containment booms were stockpiled along the coastline for deployment.

BP SEEKS HELP

BP and the Coast Guard have mounted what the company calls the largest oil spill containment operation in history, involving dozens of ships and aircraft.

BP has admitted struggling to control the spill and has appealed for help. It has asked the U.S. Defence Department for access to military imaging technology and remotely operated vehicles to try to help it plug the leak.

Shares in BP and Swiss-based rig company Transocean Ltd fell by more than 6 percent on Thursday as investors feared a significantly higher cleanup cost. BP is down more than 10 percent and Transocean down nearly 14 percent since the rig explosion on April 20.

Oilfield services companies Cameron International Corp and Halliburton Co saw their shares tumble on fears about their ties to the Deepwater Horizon rig.

Cameron, which supplied the blowout preventer for the rig, said it was insured for $500 million of liability, if needed. Halliburton said it did a variety of work on the rig and was assisting with the investigation.

Shrimp fishermen in Louisiana filed a class-action lawsuit against BP, Transocean, Halliburton and Cameron, accusing them of negligence. None of the companies had an immediate comment on the lawsuit.

The White House said Obama had been briefed on how the slick may interfere with shipping channels, which it said could affect tankers delivering petroleum to the U.S. market.

It was not immediately clear to what extent shipping in the Gulf could be affected. While the Mississippi is a major export route for U.S. grains and the region is a significant importer of crude oil, there were no reports of disruptions.

The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, which handles more than 1 million barrels a day of crude imports and is connected by pipeline to the biggest U.S. refining region, said it did not expect any effect on its operations, which remained normal.

But there are signs the spill will be worse than one in 1969 off Santa Barbara, California, which prompted a moratorium on oil and gas drilling off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts -- a ban Obama has said he wants to modify.

(Additional reporting by Joshua Schnyer and Rebekah Kebede in New York. Writing by Christopher Wilson and John O'Callaghan; editing by Pascal Fletcher)

taken from; http://worldfreemansociety.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=24

Police target Unregistered Cars with new Revenue Making Machine in South Auastralia

By: Peter-Ross: Valentine on: Jan 08 2010 03:14 GMT (329 Reads)

NEW mobile police surveillance cameras which automatically read number plates have become operational, SA Police have announced.

NEW mobile police surveillance cameras which automatically read number plates have become operational, SA Police have announced.

Police have been trialling the cameras - which can photograph a car's numberplate from a distance of up to 3m -on four patrol cars since earlier this month.

Stolen, unregistered or cars belonging to known criminals, hoon drivers or known arsonists are put into a data base linked to the cameras.

Chief Superintendent Paul Schramm said if the cameras detected any of these details, the patrol was alerted by a `flag', prompting further action. .

"We have already had some hoon drivers charged as a result of the technology," Chief-Supt Schramm said.

"We think this technology will make our roads safer."

The cars have two forward-facing cameras and one side- mounted camera, which are able to scan both moving and parked cars.

The results are monitored inside the patrol car by an officer, with the information immediately displayed.

If the number plates reveal the car is unregistered or if its registered owner has outstanding warrants or any other issues of interest to police, then the patrols can take action.

Police Minister Michael Wright said the technology already was in use in the UK.

"This is really at the cutting edge, it will bring us up to date with what is happening in other states around Australia and also overseas," he said.

"It will provide the ability for police to get instant information from number plates whether the driver is known to be involved in drugs or other types of criminal activity."

A decision will be made after the trial ends at Christmas whether to start fitting the cameras to all police cars - incluidng unmarked vehicles - at a cost of $40,000 per police car.

Victoria Police yesterday began trialling a new vehicle-mounted camera capable of scanning up to 700 passing vehicles in an hour, with the trial so far leading to the identification of three banned drivers per hour.

The camera system automatically scans and identifies vehicles registered to disqualified or suspended drivers quickly enough for police officers stationed further along the road to detain the driver.

Trialled in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin, the camera – mounted to a nondescript blue Volkswagen Transporter – has demonstrated the significant potential for the system’s automated number plate recognition technology.

Police representatives said that disqualified drivers were involved in 10 percent of all fatal road incidents, with research showing that such drivers are up to nine times more likely to be involved in road incidents than other motorists.

Called Mobile Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras, the new systems will be trialled in four South Australia Police patrol cars until the end of the year, before a decision is made on whether to expand the programme.


Each patrol car is fitted with three ANPR cameras: two forward-facing and a third with with the ability to scan the registration plates of parked vehicles as the patrol car passes.

“It increases the potential for offenders to be identified, stopped and appropriate policing responses undertaken,” a SA Police release reads.

“Intelligence, particularly relating to vehicle location, can link criminals to these vehicles as well as linking vehicles to crime scenes. ANPR will also identify unroadworthy (vehicles).”

Assistant Commissioner Killmier pointed to the technology’s successful use interstate and overseas as evidence of the trial’s worth. He said the cameras will be used in crime reduction and road safety strategies this year.

“As a vehicle licence plate is read by the camera, the image is displayed on an LCD screen visible to police officers and an audible tone alerts police if a registration number plate matches a vehicle of interest,” Assistant Commissioner Killmier said.

“ANPR cameras record the location of a vehicle at an exact time, have a capacity to scan a high volume of vehicle plates, and work in all weather and lighting conditions.

“We hope they will help police intercept dangerous drivers and therefore assist in reducing deaths and serious injury.”

AMERICAN SOLDIER ADMITS TO RAPING GIRLS IN ABU GHRAIB

SPECIAL REPORT by Tetractys Merkaba

Iraq signs mega oil deal with BP, CNPC

Ammar Karim
November 4, 2009 - 7:09AM

Iraq formally signed a deal with Britain's BP and China's CNPC on Tuesday to almost triple production at a giant southern oilfield.

"The two companies will invest $US50 billion ($A55.25 billion) in the project," Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani, told reporters.

The 20 year-contract is expected to boost production at the Rumaila field from the current one million barrels per day (bpd) to around 2.8 million bpd within its first six years, the minister said.

Rumaila is already integral to Iraq's oil output, contributing almost half of the nation's current production of around 2.5 million bpd, and is estimated to hold further reserves of 17.7 billion barrels.

In return for their enormous investment, BP and CNPC have agreed to accept payment of two dollars per additional barrel produced at Rumaila.

"We have shown we can attract international companies to invest in Iraq and to boost production through service contracts," Shahristani said.

"They will not have a share of Iraqi oil and our country will have total control over production. Work begins tomorrow (Wednesday)," he said.

The two companies will operate through a joint venture in which Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) will have 25 per cent, BP 38 per cent and CNPC 37 per cent.

Shahristani said development of the oil field will cost $US25 billion ($A27.62 billion) and the other 25 billion will be the operating costs.

BP chief executive Tony Hayward said: "We expect to invest around $US15 billion ($A16.57 billion). It's a very significant undertaking for BP.

"We are going to focus on building the capacity and capabilities in Iraq, in the Iraqi oil industry for the benefit of Iraq and the people of Iraq. We are looking forward for the beginning of long and mutual relationship," he said.

Jiang Jemin, CEO of CNPC, said the three shareholders have "reached a common understanding on mutual efforts to reach the (targeted) level of production ahead of schedule".

Iraq has the world's third largest proven oil reserves of 115 billion barrels, behind only Saudi Arabia and Iran.

However, there has been little exploration or development of fields in the past three decades because of wars and the international embargo imposed on Iraq in 1990 following Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait.

Income from oil sales, especially earnings from exports of around two million barrels a day, provides some 85 per cent of Iraqi government revenues.

This story was found at: http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-business/iraq-signs-mega-oil-deal-with-bp-cnpc-20091104-hvmu.html

FAILING OILVASION DEATHS CONTINUE TO RISE

This madness must end. We are 100% wrong. WE MUST LEAVE THE MIDDLE EAST-NOW.

This has gone on for too long. It will be 8 years in October-WORLD WAR 2 ONLY LASTED 6 YEARS!!!!

read the original herald sun article here;

"200th British soldier dies in Afghanistan

Article from: Agence France-Presse
From correspondents in London
August 16, 2009 08:08am

A BRITISH soldier has died of wounds sustained in operations in Afghanistan, bringing to 200 the number of British troops to have died since the 2001 US-led invasion, the Ministry of Defence says.
The soldier, from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, died in hospital in central England on Saturday after being injured in an explosion while on vehicle patrol in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on August 13.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the milestone was "deeply tragic" but said British troops were on a vital mission to stop the al-Qaeda network using Afghanistan as a base for attacks on Britain and elsewhere.
"Today is a day of mourning, and also a day of reflection. I want to thank the entire armed forces and the families and communities which sustain them. We owe it to you all never to forget those who have died," he said.
"But my commitment is clear: we must and will make Britain safer by making Afghanistan more stable. We will honour and support those who have been killed or wounded in the field of battle.
"And we will give those who fight on all the support that they need to succeed in this vital mission."
At least 168 of those killed died as a result of hostile action. The rest died either as a result of illness, non-combat injuries or accidents, or have yet to be officially assigned a cause of death.
Thirty-one British troops have been killed since the start of July. The spike in deaths came as British troops launched Operation Panther's Claw in the build-up to the Afghan presidential election on August 20. "