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Originally Posted by alocky
Interesting perspective. As someone who works for an oil and gas company with interests in that part of the world, and as someone with more than a passing awareness of how the gas trading world operates - especially around the eastern med, I have not seen anything to support this view. Have you got any evidence to support this? Not only that, but I am not aware of any gas discoveries offshore Syria. Again, something I am paid to be aware of.
There are minor onshore reserves around that ares, but gas is only a tiny part of the energy equation in that part of the world. Still - if you've actually got something to support your theory I'd be very interested to see it.
Cheers
Andrew.
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Andrew,
It is my understanding that the conflict in Syria is NOT driven (entirely) by oil/interests or the proposed(?) Qatar - European pipeline, but they may well be factors.
A few items which may also be germane to the discussion include the oil reserves in the Golan heights and who stands to profit from them.
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NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 9 2015 (UPI) -- Genie Energy, a company with headquarters in the United States, confirmed it made a major discovery of oil and natural gas in the Golan Heights.
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Ene...6461444389373/
In a profile published by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Genie CEO Jonas was described as one of the primary campaign supporters and U.S. allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli Ministry of Energy and Water Resources awarded a drilling permit to Genie (local subsidiary - Afek Oil and Gas) for territory in southern Syria (Golan Heights) in 2013.
The 'strategic advisory' board for Genie energy includes the following members:
former Vice President Dick Cheney, Michael Steinhardt, Jacob Rothschild, Rupert Murdoch, R. James Woolsey, Jr., Lawrence Summers and Bill Richardson.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_Energy
Rupert Murdoch is on record as stating that he isn't so much interested in reporting on global politics as he is in using his media empire to influence them.
Stealing Syrian oil is of course highly illegal and a violation of international law... not so much if you can manipulate your proxies into destroying the Syrian government and re-draw the map so to speak. And much easier if the people who set the public narrative (~cough~manufacture consent~cough~) are on board and profit from the deception.
The Syrian conflict predates Golan oil interests by a number of years, so it isn't by any means the cause.
However...
Whilst you might never see a vulture bring down a wilder-beast, they will invariably be front and centre when it's time to pick over the scraps.
~c