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To: WellyP
This is exactly what Iran is doing by parking 14 fully loaded super tankers (and more as they get their hands on them) in thePersian Gulf

Even if these are fully loaded ULCC's rather than VLCC's that only represents half a days oil supply for the world.

30 posted on 07/04/2008 7:21:28 AM PDT by Timocrat (I Emanate on your Auras and Penumbras Mr Blackmun)
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To: Timocrat

You are missing the big point. By tying up a large number of tankers as storage platforms, Iran has greatly reduced the capacity of the tanker fleet to fill spot market demand and drives up crude prices. If an exporting country wished to deliver more oil to the market, they can’t get the crude off their dock.


36 posted on 07/04/2008 8:14:19 AM PDT by WellyP (How much does Huma know?)
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