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| Russians order evacuation of Kulevi oil terminal - to bomb it |
| 2008-08-12 |
| The strategic Kulevi oil terminal near Georgia's Black Sea port city of Poti is under threat from Russian attacks, Georgian National Security Council Secretary Alexander Lomaia told AFP Tuesday. "The Russian military is posing a direct threat to the Kulevi oil terminal, the property of the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR. They have demanded terminal staff evacuate as Russians are preparing to bomb the nearby forest, claiming that Georgian troops are hidden there," he said. "The president of Azerbaijan, Mr. (Ilham) Aliyev, is currently trying to convince the Russian leadership to prevent this barbaric act from happening." |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #3 Depends on what you break. Or catch on fire. A pipeline, just a few days. A loading dock, maybe months. Not to mention cleaning up a mess so you can even start to work. Also depends on not shooting the workers. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-08-12 21:07 |
| #2 How long would it take to rebuild, Glenmore? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-08-12 20:39 |
| #1 Hmmm. Oil prices down 23%. Russia a major oil exporter. Trash this terminal/pipeline and take 1 MMBO/D of non-Russian oil out of the world market place. What happens to prices for Russian oil? Not likely the driving factor of the Georgian invasion, but quite a fringe benefit. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-08-12 19:54 |