Posted on 02/21/2011 7:44:33 AM PST by SE Mom
Ongoing live thread for developments in North Africa and the Middle East.
Twitter:
Libyan justice minister resigns in protest at 'excessive use of violence against protesters,' Quryna newspaper says - Reuters 6 minutes ago via breakingnews.com
Group of Libyan Muslim leaders says rebelling against Libyan regime is everyone's divine duty - Reuters 33 minutes ago via breakingnews.com
Anti-government protests break out in Libyan oil town of Ras Lanuf, Libya's Quryna newspaper says - Reuters about 1 hour ago via breakingnews.com
Police station in suburb of Libyan capital of Tripoli is on fire, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene about 2 hours ago via breakingnews.com
Europe plans for Libya evacuation: EU foreign ministers discuss plans to transport citizens out of Libya, as vio... http://aje.me/dMmkVb 4 minutes ago via twitterfeed
praying for confirmation.
IIRC, the Saudis don’t put out the light sweet stuff? So even if the Saudis condescend to ramp up production a bit, that won’t be a panacea.
yep, see you posted my picture and what I am up too.
Though I bet we'll see a power outage if the wind picks up.
” So even if the Saudis condescend to ramp up production a bit, that won’t be a panacea. “
Not to mention the unconfirmed, but persistent, reports over the past couple of weeks that Saudi Arabia may have been overstating its Reserve Capacity...
(I hope you’re not heating with oil..)
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Hadn't heard that....
ROTA-Vodafone partnership makes Qatar youth projects reality
a prayer to hopefully keep the wind down.
LOL! But here’s the deal- when we’re just beside ourselves with humidity and heat in August- you’ll be enjoying pleasant days and cool nights ;)
Of course if the BoA really knows that Libyan oil production may shut down for an indefinite period then all bets are off..
Getting pretty bad in Tripoli guys:
1321: ShababLibya tweets: “The situation in Tripoli is NOW***** critical, gun shots tear gas and arrests.”
1315: At least five protesters have been killed in Tripoli’s Janzour district, a local resident tells Reuters.
1311: More on the shooting reported by eyewitnesses in Tripoli’s suburbs. Privately-owned Libyapress website reports that worshippers went out to demonstrate peacefully after Friday prayers and were met by a large number of security forces who clashed with the protesters, using live rounds against them
The article mentions some of the families being in contact with the Brits and the Scots, but what about the Obama admin and Foggy Bottom? No mention. Inquiring minds want to know.
I put on a sweater to come in to work this morning, but I'll just be in short sleeves the rest of the day. :-)
To: NRG1973
Libya only produces 2% of the world’s oil supply, so I don’t think this is too much of a problem...
Libyan oil is light sweet crude (not very common) and goes principally to Europe, which generally lacks capacity to refine other grades of oil. In terms of volume, Libya’s 2% is somewhat small, but it will have an outsized impact.
Europe is in tough shape. Greece, Portugal, Italy, etc are still shaky, and a big hit in the energy sector is going to hurt.
9 posted on Friday, February 25, 2011 6:34:08 AM by ClearCase_guy
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Further emphasis: the tweet must read, situation NOW critical gun shots tear gas arrests #Libya #Feb17 the people of Tripoli are out
less than 20 seconds ago via web
will not tweet what happened in the prisons as it is not very appropriate for twitter, we believe abdalla al sanussi was behind it #libya
5 minutes ago via web
BREAKING: Shocking news coming from those jailed in the under ground prisons #Libya #Feb17 #gaddaficrimes
15 minutes ago via web
WashingtonPost52 minutes agoRebels inching closer to Gaddafi stronghold as government offers $400 to families, 150% raises http://wapo.st/gbVWzT #Libya
1329: Defence expert David Hartwell tells BBC World Service that the remaining pro-Gaddafi forces are “likely to be fairly heavily armed,” with tanks and artillery. Just what weapons the anti-Gaddafi forces have is “a great unknown”, he says, because nobody knows how many barracks and army bases the protesters have looted in the east.
Thanks for the ping!
Of course if the BoA really knows that Libyan oil production may shut down for an indefinite period then all bets are off..
With a FWIW from this link...
Places the light sweet crude is found include, in addition to Texas and Louisiana, substantial deposits in Alaska - possibly placing the onus of energy concerns on protected wildlife refuge areas. Outside of the United States, it comes from Canada, China, Australia and Algeria.
And by the way, anyone know why the UN Security Council session on Libya today is closed door? Are closed door sessions unusual?
You are truly ebil....
I think whenever they’re going to be “frank” and “open” they shut the doors- God forbid anyone knows what they really think- wouldn’t it be great if Wikileaks did a doc dump on the UN?
Meanwhile:
DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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