Venezuela seizes oil rigs owned by US company

Associated Press ^ | June 24, 2010 | FABIOLA SANCHEZ

[jackspyder]

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's government has seized control of 11 oil rigs owned by U.S. driller Helmerich & Payne, which shut them down because the state oil company was behind on payments.

Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez announced that Venezuela would nationalize the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company's rigs. He said in a statement Wednesday that Helmerich & Payne had rejected government demands to resume drilling operations for more than a year ...

[mainsail that]

On the way back from Iraq we might need to stop in Venezuela for a day or two.

[CincyRichieRich]

The only car we should see parked at a Citgo pump would be Sean Penn’s and Danny Glover’s.

[RedMDer]

Should of sunk them and let Hugo deal.

[wally_bert]

Good one.

[Oceander]

Just remember, Chavez is ahead of the curve Obama and the democrats keep following, so this is just a preview of what the democrats will be attempting to do shortly with drilling rigs in U.S. jurisdiction.

[DBeers]

Let us see 0zermombojumbo get angry and shakedown Chavez for the money like he did BP. If nothing else lets see some Chavez assets seized to compensate the victims...

[GoodDay]

“Hmm, where’s Ellis Wyatt and Francisco d’Anconia when you need them.”

My thought exactly. The company should do as Wyatt did...

Torch them.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

And in true Jimmy Carter fashion, watch Zero do nothing about it.

[2harddrive]

Hugo Chavez will PROBABLY used the stolen drilling rigs to drill in the US waters closed to Americans by the Obama ban! LOL!! Sad but true.

[Tzimisce]

Seizing property is what we do in this country. :)

[theDentist]

Not with this gutless panty-waste in the White House.

[Lee'sGhost]

Seizing American property?! That’s WAR!

[SCalGal]

I haven’t even heard this on FOX. Did I miss it, or has the msn missed it completely? This should be very big news.

[Americanexpat]

You know I was thinking the same thing, our grandfathers knew how to handle these little dictators. Sure we got some more Chesty Pullers and others like him.

[glock rocks]

Aye.

[Chickensoup]

None of our business Companies who choose to do business with Chavez better be well insured.

[glock rocks]

... or
Ranya Bardiwell

[sport]

That is what happens when you do business with crooks.

[Spitzensparkin1]

Laim-stream Media FAIL,BUMP!

[MindBender26]

Reagan would send the Marines. Obama will send Chavez money.