The Real Oil Reason Behind the War on Iraq (That Congress Doesn’t Know)
(Continued)
by Jim Bronke
The UN does not have any authority to check wells and, yes drilling and extraction is occurring from within Kuwait’s borders, but that does not mean that the retrieved oil is from within Kuwait’s borders. Their belief that the drilling is being done by conventional methods could simply reflect their own ignorance of the technology. By referring to one well they attempt to minimize the impact of the damage and to mitigate the true potential for treachery. In fact. a smart stealer of oil could position the offending well over a mile from the border, giving the impression that it is innocently drilling directly down. When it could easily be happily drilling to the border and then up to 14 miles further. A Bureau of land management oil expert pointed out to me that the current capability of drilling rigs is 15 miles horizontally. Clearly, if the true potential of all of the theft for the last 20 years has been realized the reimbursement cost could easily be in the 100’s of billions of dollars. We here in America are in the dark as to the extent of the drilling in Kuwait that could be going in to Iraq. And it is much cheaper to buy a president.
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“prior knowledge of the oil locations”. With a no-fly zones covering portions of Iraq it is then possible to fly our aircraft over the area with what is called a magnetic anomaly detector. This is what is used to locate the existence and depth of the oil fields. Do the Kuwaitis suspect? Probably not.
“prior knowledge of the oil locations”. With a no-fly zones covering portions of Iraq it is then possible to fly our aircraft over the area with what is called a magnetic anomaly detector. This is what is used to locate the existence and depth of the oil fields. Do the Kuwaitis suspect? Probably not.4.UNIKOM inspectors have no authority to check oil wells. They just patrol the border with 4 x 4’s and guns to prevent border crossings.
UNIKOM inspectors have no authority to check oil wells. They just patrol the border with 4 x 4’s and guns to prevent border crossings.5.Attachment 3. In corporate America I have learned that if you smell a rat there is usually four or five. In my wanderings on the internet in search of compatriots against this war of aggression I came across a group of people in a Yahoo Group that were oil drillers. This is their comments about oil drilling in Kuwait. That it was word of mouth in their workplace that it was being done. Additionally it is being done right here in the US. I was leaving an anti-war rally in Hollywood CA and I started chatting with a man who was carrying a Bring the Troops Home sign. The subject came to oil. He informed me that He was a retired oil driller and that he knew of illegal drilling in Long Beach harbor and of illegal drilling in to the Elk Hills strategic petroleum reserve.
Attachment 3. In corporate America I have learned that if you smell a rat there is usually four or five. In my wanderings on the internet in search of compatriots against this war of aggression I came across a group of people in a Yahoo Group that were oil drillers. This is their comments about oil drilling in Kuwait. That it was word of mouth in their workplace that it was being done. Additionally it is being done right here in the US. I was leaving an anti-war rally in Hollywood CA and I started chatting with a man who was carrying a Bring the Troops Home sign. The subject came to oil. He informed me that He was a retired oil driller and that he knew of illegal drilling in Long Beach harbor and of illegal drilling in to the Elk Hills strategic petroleum reserve.Some final comments: Oil companies do not do their own drilling for the most part. They hire drilling firms. A representative of the oil company called the land-man is the one who gives the driller a document on where to drill. He either does it or quits and they get someone else. When he is done the printouts go to their sponsor. They no-doubt never see them again. Only their own knowledge of what they have done stays with them. Only the actual printouts of the drilling equipment or a new measurement by a wireline truck would end the dispute. The land-man represents the authority of not only where the oil is but that it is legal to get it there. The driller has no place to question it.
If I were a betting man before the war I would have bet 100 to 1 that there would be no WMD in Iraq and that our oil companies are stealing Iraqi oil. So far I am right.
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Volume 5, issue #19 - 18-10-2000
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Kuwait invites neutral oil field experts to witness drilling operations
19-09-00 The Government of Kuwait invited neutral oil field experts to come and witness first-hand its drilling operations on the border. This invitation comes in response to Iraqi accusations that Kuwait has been stealing oil.
Kuwait's Oil Minister, Sheikh Saud Nasser al-Sabah characterised the Iraqi accusations as "lies in an attempt to escalate tension in the region." Al- Sabah further stated that Kuwait would "welcome any neutral specialised body to come and examine the fields close to the Kuwait-Iraq borders on both sides so that the falsity of the allegations by the Iraqi regime can be revealed. "The United Nations is monitoring our operations in the area. The issue is about a well that is part of an oilfield shared by the two countries; our well's daily production is 43,000 barrels. All drilling and extraction of oil by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is done by conventional methods and is 100 % within Kuwait's territories."
Kuwait's Information Minister, Saad bin Teflah al-Ajmi, seconded theinvitation, saying, "We are ready to receive a neutral technical international committee to prove that we are telling the truth. We cannot dig horizontally because that requires advanced technology and prior knowledge of the oil locations. Our operations on the border with Iraq are carried out in the presence of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observers Mission (UNIKOM), who are deployed on both sides of the border."
Kuwait's Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah, commented, "The real question is why these allegations are being resurrected again at this time. Saddam Hussein is challenging the no-fly zones, violating his neighbour's sovereign airspace and now we hear the warlike rhetoric we heard in 1990. This is very worrisome."
Source: Kuwait Information Office via Newspage
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Yes, Kuwait drilled in the North part of Iraq. There was oil production
going last time I checked in June of 2000. And there had been some
problems during that time. Expect some more.
Carla
Co wrote:
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> Jim, let me tell what little bit I know about this. I have worked in
> the petroleum exploration and production industry for a couple yeas when
> Iraq went after Kuwait. Funny thing is is that Iraq had every right to
> be upset over Kuwait doing the drilling. Because they were. The
> drilling crews that were taken "hostage" were not as much hostages as
> they were prisoners. They had been either identified as or suspected as
> crews that worked on rigs known for the illegal drilling. Hey, if
> someone drills from your neighbor's filed into your field, wouldn't you
> be a bit pissed? Uhhhh, can I say "yeah"? Uhhh, yeah, I can! But keep
> in mind that what I know is more like 2nd and 3rd hand stuff from
> working in the industry. And word of mouth had it that Halliburton was
> involved in those illegal drillings. No promises there, either.
>
> For the most part what happened was a local scuffle that we had a hand
> in BEFORE the war. American companies had, again WOM here, taken part
> in the illegal drilling. Coincidentally, that may explain why some of
> the guys running the drills (drillers and tool pushers) may have sought
> work else where. Again, WOM. Because it's a clear fact that the
> professionals in that industry doesn't like people that do that kind of
> crap.
> Charles
Jim Bronke
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