Here comes oil
11-17-2008 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by "Positive_Rate
...hijacked with 2 million barrels headed for the US
Besides how do you sell 2 million barrels of oil on the black market. The pirates would need some way to unload all the oil and a buyer for it. They're screwed as it is. What are they going to do with the ship, take it to a chop shop? It's not like you can't see that thing from space.
Hope they enjoy it while it last cause I'll bet most of them won't live to do it again.
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11-17-2008 | 06:49 PM
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Perfect time for an oil tanker to get hijacked with 2 million barrels headed for the US
Somali pirates suspected of hijacking giant oil tanker - Los Angeles Times
Somali pirates suspected of hijacking giant oil tanker - Los Angeles Times
11-17-2008 | 06:51 PM
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There's nothing in the article about it having oil onboard. In fact the article says it was doing trial runs.
Besides how do you sell 2 million barrels of oil on the black market. The pirates would need some way to unload all the oil and a buyer for it. They're screwed as it is. What are they going to do with the ship, take it to a chop shop? It's not like you can't see that thing from space.
Hope they enjoy it while it last cause I'll bet most of them won't live to do it again.
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Besides how do you sell 2 million barrels of oil on the black market. The pirates would need some way to unload all the oil and a buyer for it. They're screwed as it is. What are they going to do with the ship, take it to a chop shop? It's not like you can't see that thing from space.
Hope they enjoy it while it last cause I'll bet most of them won't live to do it again.
OO.
11-17-2008 | 09:07 PM
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Besides how do you sell 2 million barrels of oil on the black market. The pirates would need some way to unload all the oil and a buyer for it. They're screwed as it is. What are they going to do with the ship, take it to a chop shop? It's not like you can't see that thing from space.
you havent been to africa have you... having lived there a year and just recently coming back from there i dont put anything past them
11-18-2008 | 04:38 PM
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The tanker is full. The pirates have demanded a $10M ransom. More than likely the ransom will be payed and the ship, it's crew and cargo will go on their way. According to an article I read the oil on the ship represents 1/4 of the oil the Saudis pump in a day.
11-18-2008 | 08:42 PM
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$10M for $100M worth of oil probably isn't a bad deal. Maybe we should buy it ourselves and sit on it for a rainy day.
Hey, Southwest won't pass on a deal...maybe they'd pay it off and hedge it for the future.
Hey, Southwest won't pass on a deal...maybe they'd pay it off and hedge it for the future.
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