Saudi Oil Attack

[SumJongGuy]

I actually found it quite shocking when they said it was only 5% of the world's supply. IIRC, in the 70s Saudi Arabia was pretty single handedly supplying the whole world's oil demands for the most part. That's back when people in Oklahoma were getting rich pumping out a few thousand barrels of crude per week.

[simple]

I'm sorry but all this air strike and oil prices talk and not one mention of hurt workers or even a death?

Not even Aljazeera is reporting an injury.

WTF?

[east or bust]

I'm sorry but all this air strike and oil prices talk and not one mention of hurt workers or even a death?

Not even Aljazeera is reporting an injury.

WTF?

They must’ve been out back checking the spare when the attack happened. That would explain things.

[SumJongGuy]

KSA put a media blackout so... not a lot of Anderson Cooper types on the ground to report.

Here's their "Anderson Cooper type"

[Timberridge]

I'm sorry but all this air strike and oil prices talk and not one mention of hurt workers or even a death?

Not even Aljazeera is reporting an injury.

WTF?

It ain't a microbrewery. This equipment is monitored remotely from a control room.

[simple]

It ain't a microbrewery. This equipment is monitored remotely from a control room.

I've worked on the Alaska pipeline on the north slope. There is constantly people on the move at these sites. Try again.

[Timberridge]

I've worked on the Alaska pipeline on the north slope. There is constantly people on the move at these sites. Try again.

Cool, I used to run a refinery unit.

[skiballs]

I've worked on the Alaska pipeline on the north slope. There is constantly people on the move at these sites. Try again.

Cool, I used to run a refinery unit.

I change my own oil, top that.......

[XXX-er]

Yeah but these are just brown people

[Timberridge]

I change my own oil, top that.......

Synthetic or dino oil?

[simple]

Cool, I used to run a refinery unit.

Then how could you make such a simple justification for a zero injury situation? Oh right, you are just trying to be funny. Sarcasm isn't funny online, sorry brah.

Media blackout and difficult reporting makes more sense. Just seems strange how the information is being presented but these corrupt governments don't mess around.

[neckdeep]

I actually found it quite shocking when they said it was only 5% of the world's supply.

The larger concern is that if this leads to a shooting war between the Saudis and Iranians, it will shut down all oil shipping in the Persian Gulf. About a fifth of the world supply of oil has to transit the Straight of Hormuz. Losing 20% of the world's daily output will drain the world's oil stock pile in a hurry.

[skiballs]

Coconut.......

[Timberridge]

Then how could you make such a simple justification for a zero injury situation? Oh right, you are just trying to be funny. Sarcasm isn't funny online, sorry brah.

Media blackout and difficult reporting makes more sense. Just seems strange how the information is being presented but these corrupt governments don't mess around.

It's 110 degrees in that fucking desert. There are not a lot of people running around. They sit in a central control room looking bored for a shift. It's designed to withstand a certain level of explosion/fire outside.

In each unit there are perhaps two guys in the field riding around in a truck with walkie talkies taking care of the odd problem. If you want to disrupt oil supply a petroleum processing plant is a great target, but if you want to kill people it's not.

[BmillsSkier]

It's 110 degrees in that fucking desert. There are not a lot of people running around. They sit in a central control room looking bored for a shift. It's designed to withstand a certain level of explosion/fire outside.

In each unit there are perhaps two guys in the field riding around in a truck with walkie talkies taking care of the odd problem. If you want to disrupt oil supply a petroleum processing plant is a great target, but if you want to kill people it's not.

That guy’s shoes are fucking terrible.

[simple]

Can't disagree with that but I'm sorry I can't imagine zero injuries. Call me a skeptic but I don't trust it.

[JimmyCarter]

Synthetic or dino oil?

Peanut

[muted]

Sarcasm isn't funny online, sorry brah.

but, but...that's all i got!!!!

[Timberridge]

There may be a few people dead if they hit the units directly but it's not gonna be very many. A hit on maintenance shed or similar would have heavier casualties.

The Saudi nationals don't do those jobs, its all expat workers there and they're not a high priority to Saudis.

[Timberridge]

That guy’s shoes are fucking terrible.

Might be a Washington state refinery...they wear cowboy boots in TX and LA.

[SumJongGuy]

I think you're referring to a movie.

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Think it was actually a TV series first..

[CascadeLuke]

Might be a Washington state refinery...they wear cowboy boots in TX and LA.

Socks and slipper capital of US

[BmillsSkier]

Is that really who you want on the front lines of your oil operation?

A grown man wearing socks and slippers?

[abraham]

Is that really who you want on the front lines of your oil operation?

A grown man wearing socks and slippers?

Nah that guy tells the front line guys where to go.

I bet they have better shoes

[BmillsSkier]

Let’s all hope so.