Author Topic: Iran takes over a Romanian oil rig by force (Read 1027 times)

Fishu · « **on:** August 22, 2006, 07:05:46 AM »

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/22/iran.romania.ap/index.html

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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A Romanian oil rig off the coast of Iran came under fire from an Iranian warship and was later occupied by Iranian troops, a company spokesman said.

The Iranians first fired into the air and then fired at the Orizont rig, said GSP spokesman Radu Petrescu. Half an hour later, troops from the ship boarded and occupied the rig and the company lost contact with the 26 crew members shortly afterward.

Petrescu said he had no information about any injuries or deaths. The Orizont rig has been moored near the Kish island in the Persian Gulf since October 2005, he told the Associated Press.

Eugen Chira, the political consul at the Romanian Embassy in Tehran confirmed the incident, but provided few details.

"Some forces opened fire. That an incident has happened is true. We have no details or the reason yet," he said.

GSP, also known as the Oil Services Group (Grup Servicii Petroliere), is a private Romanian company established in 2004, which operates six offshore rigs that it bought from Romania's largest oil company, Petrom.

Two of its rigs are operating near the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf as part of a deal signed between Petrom, GSP and Dubai-based Oriental Oil Co.

The Romanian company in Iranian courts earlier this year over a dispute involving another oil rig, Fortuna, the financial weekly Saptamana Financiara has reported. It was unclear whether the incident was related to legal issues.

The Orizont rig was built in 1987 and weighs 13,000 tons.

Kish, in the southern end of the Persian Gulf, houses the offices of about 100 Iranian and foreign oil companies.

I wonder how much the gas prices goes up by this act of aggression and what will be the political outcome of this.

Meatwad · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2006, 07:13:17 AM »

Looks like gas will go up maybe 10 cents a gallon. Wonder if romanians will retaliate and strike a few targets over there.

Seems like lately that pong-ping-ching-chan or whatever the iranian president is called has been mirroring hitler's actions

Next thing you know they will be invading other countries to "cleanse" the population

rpm · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2006, 07:20:10 AM »

Trying to make WMD. Attacking foreigners.

Why aren't we invading them to topple their government? The war on terrorism and all that, you know, stay the course stuff. Is Bush waffling or is he a flip-flopper?

Eagler · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2006, 07:29:00 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm
Trying to make WMD. Attacking foreigners.

Why aren't we invading them to topple their government? The war on terrorism and all that, you know, stay the course stuff. Is Bush waffling or is he a flip-flopper?

lol
if/when we do, your next post will be why did we
gotta love the way some can hop from one side to the other and call that side their own
that cheekbones in iran has to go though, the sooner he vanishes from the pix, the better

Maniac · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2006, 07:38:18 AM »

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A Romanian oil rig off the coast of Iran came under fire from an Iranian warship and was later occupied by Iranian troops, a company spokesman said.

Perhaps they were pumping oil on Iranian territory? The article dont say much about that. Just "Off the coast of iran".

lazs2 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2006, 08:10:48 AM »

no shortage of nutjob muslim run countries at this time.

lazs

~Caligula~ · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2006, 08:19:37 AM »

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Originally posted by Maniac
Perhaps they were pumping oil on Iranian territory? The article dont say much about that. Just "Off the coast of iran".

if there was some muslim a-hole cutting ur wife`s or doughter`s trout, would u still look for some dumb exuse for them?

takeda · « **Reply #7 on:** August 22, 2006, 08:50:23 AM »

It must be some kind of bussiness disagreement, apparently the romanians were drilling for the iranians in iranian waters and suddenly they want their rigs back, which doesn't seem to please their hosts, and there is some shady Dubai company in the middle of it all.

It's surprising (or not) how the guy pointing the obvious first question (why the hell are a bunch of romanians drilling off the iranian coast) is jumped upon by the usual zealots.

Saintaw · « **Reply #8 on:** August 22, 2006, 08:50:58 AM »

I would repeadedly hit him with a cushin! Harrrrblahhrg!!!

Maniac · « **Reply #9 on:** August 22, 2006, 09:05:56 AM »

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Originally posted by ~Caligula~
if there was some muslim a-hole cutting ur wife`s or doughter`s trout, would u still look for some dumb exuse for them?

Hello Mr Extremist/Racist.

If an Muslim was cutting my wifes or doughters trout, i woud think that he was helping them prepare to cook it.

lukster · « **Reply #10 on:** August 22, 2006, 09:17:24 AM »

So far as political fallout I would imagine Romania will lodge a complaint with the UN which might denounce the act but nothing more.

JB88 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 22, 2006, 09:37:39 AM »

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Originally posted by ~Caligula~
if there was some muslim a-hole cutting ur wife`s or doughter`s trout, would u still look for some dumb exuse for them?

trout cutters better stay away from my doughters trout!

Pooh21 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2006, 09:43:11 AM »

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Originally posted by JB88
trout cutters better stay away from my doughters trout!

my apoligies in advance, sir
but this is too much of a setup

Does your wife smell like fish too?

JB88 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2006, 09:48:08 AM »

HA!

good one.

Nilsen · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2006, 10:01:04 AM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
lol
if/when we do, your next post will be why did we
gotta love the way some can hop from one side to the other and call that side their own
that cheekbones in iran has to go though, the sooner he vanishes from the pix, the better

I guess you missed his sarcasm