Getting that oil to the ocean is going to be a problem. This is Africa. Thugs will be contending to control the tap. Blowing up pipelines for the out-of-power team will always be a good strategy to hurt the in-power team.
“Getting that oil to the ocean is going to be a problem. This is Africa....”
...ain’t that the truth!
Stonewalls, a longtime shareholder in Chevron; a company that’s no stranger to political risk in African oil production.
Just think, Kenya would have been a good route until a few years ago. Who do we know that was involved with the folks destabilizing that country?
The Chinese will have no trouble getting the oil to the Indian Ocean. They are dominant in all strategic ports along the Indian Ocean east coast of Africa. They are building infrastructe all over East Africa. The are unencumbered ethics and will buy off any resistance.