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Venezuela Offshore Rig Sinks
The New York Times ^
| May 13, 2010
| Simon Romero
Posted on 05/19/2010 12:42:21 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe
LIMA, Peru — An offshore natural gas exploration rig leased to Venezuela’s national oil company sank off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and forced the authorities to evacuate all 95 of its workers, President Hugo Chávez announced early Thursday.
It was unclear if the sinking posed an environmental risk.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: energy; naturalgas
Didn't see this posted. Apparently BP isn't the only one having problems...
To: Smokin' Joe
BUT ...because it’s CHAVEZ’s Rig, MSM will give us the GLOWING REPORTS how all the safety BS worked just fine and there’s NO Environmental Damage..
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posted on
05/19/2010 12:53:27 AM PDT
by
gwilhelm56
(The one thing we learn from history is .. People REFUSE to Learn from History!!)
To: gwilhelm56
Well, that’s what the state media said (go figure).
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posted on
05/19/2010 12:54:25 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: Smokin' Joe
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posted on
05/19/2010 12:56:07 AM PDT
by
txhurl
To: Smokin' Joe
Thats two times that it sinks in two weeks.
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posted on
05/19/2010 12:56:59 AM PDT
by
Domangart
To: Smokin' Joe
Indian rig.
Nobody will be buying Chinese, Indian or Korean rigs anymore.
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:00:11 AM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: Smokin' Joe
Let’s see how the main stream media / envirowackos and the liberals respond to this....
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:03:46 AM PDT
by
American Constitutionalist
(There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
To: gwilhelm56
And the leakage of oil is only in ounces or milliliters.
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:05:06 AM PDT
by
American Constitutionalist
(There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
To: Smokin' Joe
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:05:29 AM PDT
by
American Constitutionalist
(There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
To: Smokin' Joe
Send this to Rush/Drudge/Mark Levin..
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:06:01 AM PDT
by
American Constitutionalist
(There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
To: Smokin' Joe
An excuse for price increases/taxes?
Never let a crisis go to waste.
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:13:25 AM PDT
by
rawcatslyentist
(Jeremiah 50:31 Behold, I am against you, O you most proud, said the Lord God of hosts.)
To: Smokin' Joe
That’s just Chavez’ politicized PDVSA in action
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:14:38 AM PDT
by
sinanju
To: rawcatslyentist
Somebody hates these cans rigs!
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:17:06 AM PDT
by
txhurl
To: Smokin' Joe
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:25:26 AM PDT
by
rdl6989
(January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
To: Smokin' Joe
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posted on
05/19/2010 1:40:18 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: milford421
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posted on
05/19/2010 2:06:28 AM PDT
by
nw_arizona_granny
( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
To: Smokin' Joe
This happened on the 14th. It is the second rig in a month to go down. Venezuelan engineering at its best!
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posted on
05/19/2010 4:33:43 AM PDT
by
WellyP
To: gwilhelm56
You forgot the most important part: How it's all Bush's fault!
bumper sticker
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posted on
05/19/2010 4:36:05 AM PDT
by
Oceander
(The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
To: rawcatslyentist
I expect TPTB will find a way to crash the market in time for the elections. The oil industry is strongly Conservative, and would back candidates who are not aligned with the Socialists in DC. Of course, the people will howl if 'cap and trade' are imposed on an 'up' market, so that works for the thieves in DC as well. When the price goes back up, the politicians and the MSM will blame the oil companies while they sit back, fat off their increased rake.
It has worked before, and the people bought the blather instead of doing their homework. As a rule, the government profits off a barrel of domestic oil are double to triple what the oil company profits are, without risking any venture capital.
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posted on
05/19/2010 7:36:33 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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