Sweet, now Iraq is running out of fuel. WTF?

The BBQ Pit
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/06/iraq.traffic.reut/index.html

Can it get anymore fucked up over there?

I love the level of organization over there too…

Seems like everything we touch turns to stone.

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You realize of course that it’s because of the Hurricane.

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We’ve got FEMA running Iraq now ?

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A snippet from the quoted site

Anyone else suspect that this is eventually going to dry up the black market in petroleum, whose funds might be going to the rebs , and the new gas comes down the pipe in a more controlled fashion.

Declan

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Someone needs to tell Reuters that oil reserves do not necessarily equal refinery capacity. That’s the root of the problem; damaged pipelines and refineries, not a shortage of crude in the ground. The two things do not have a causal relationship.

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Oops. You can read about the production troubles here:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/iraqchron.html#0002

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Wow, that’s a hell of a link, thanks.

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That is pretty nice, ain’t it? Lots of good synoptic info there about events, energy-related and otherwise, in all sorts of countries. And good links to other information sources, too.

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Is there a car, truck or SUV that can run on crude oil?

If so (I would assume it is a external combustion engine), how many are in Iraq?

Why did the gas prices increase in the US when we have plenty of coal?

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How about propane conversions?

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Part of the problem is likely associated with those folks who insist on spending their time blowing shit up because they’re no longer in the driver’s seat.

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This is the Pit. Don’t bring up obvious stuff when someone is proclaim Bush is THa Suxxorzz!!111~