Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 ????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Probably not that much. It's only been so valuable for a century or two, so no conflicts before that were over oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I take it you've never seen TimeCop then HF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I have, saw it at the pictures. But I was so mesmerised by Van Dammes tight shorts when he did the splits in the kitchen across the counters when the water was on the floor and he was going to get electrocuted that I dion't follow the story at all. Honestly, it's the only bit i can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I had a math teacher who spent a lesson explaining that he is the only man in the world who can do that move. Might have something to do with why I'm so shit at math. I was really young when I saw that movie and the sex scene excited me tremendously, but also the prescient message of how criminals will use time travel to steal priceless artifacts and resources, thus sparking world conflict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 He must have had a clause in his contracts stating there had to be at least one scene in which he ended up having to do the splits. And Meenzer, how long have you been browsing this page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I guess actual full out wars caused by/for oil? Not many Maybe the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam?? A major contributing factor in the overthrow of the Iranian Govt in the 50's by the CIA, British involvement in Oman, the Biafran War, S Sudan, the Buraimi Oasis face off...................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3986 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 If you considered the carve-up of the Middle East atlas and the installation of several rulers by the US/UK governments and the Oil Companies after the first and second world wars then it I'd say it has been a contributor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys1879SAFC 0 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Do you think we're sending our brave young soldiers to die in Afghanistan solely for oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Christ, not again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Do you think we're sending our brave young soldiers to die in Afghanistan solely for oil? Bugger all oil in Afghanistan other than the stuff the US military ship in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 If you considered the carve-up of the Middle East atlas and the installation of several rulers by the US/UK governments and the Oil Companies after the first and second world wars then it I'd say it has been a contributor. "Carve up" is exactly right - but it wasn't all the west The whole area had been run by the Torks and so you had many competing nationalists as well Afghanistan, Egypt, Persia & Yemen came out pretty much as was Saudi was created partly as thanks to the Al Saud support in the Arab Revolt Israel -Palestine was a gift as thanks for Jewish support in WWI and to get the Jewish problem off the back of the Govt in London Syria & Lebanon were due to French meddling, Jordan was the Hashemites, Iraq was (more or less) the old Land of the Two Rivers At the time very little oil had been found in Saudi - it was mainly in the Caucasus, Persia & N Iraq The man who really drew the boundaries was of course that fabulous chancer, Calouste Gulbenkian, who being totally untrustworthy was the only man they all would listen to when it came to sharing out the oil concessions (and he quietly had a 5% override0 Read the "the Prize" by Danial Yergin - the definitive study of the history of the oil business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/polit...aq-2269610.html Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq Five months before the March 2003 invasion, Baroness Symons, then the Trade Minister, told BP that the Government believed British energy firms should be given a share of Iraq's enormous oil and gas reserves as a reward for Tony Blair's military commitment to US plans for regime change. The papers show that Lady Symons agreed to lobby the Bush administration on BP's behalf because the oil giant feared it was being "locked out" of deals that Washington was quietly striking with US, French and Russian governments and their energy firms. Minutes of a meeting with BP, Shell and BG (formerly British Gas) on 31 October 2002 read: "Baroness Symons agreed that it would be difficult to justify British companies losing out in Iraq in that way if the UK had itself been a conspicuous supporter of the US government throughout the crisis." The minister then promised to "report back to the companies before Christmas" on her lobbying efforts. The Foreign Office invited BP in on 6 November 2002 to talk about opportunities in Iraq "post regime change". Its minutes state: "Iraq is the big oil prospect. BP is desperate to get in there and anxious that political deals should not deny them the opportunity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5941 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Money and Religion probably account for 99% of wars in history tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Dont forget pure power hunger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I'd say it's almost always about perceived self-interest when you boil it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) The board of advisors for a oil company that came into existence in 2003 and is now worth billions. http://www.vastexploration.com/index.asp?pid=53 Hmm. Edited April 19, 2011 by ChezGiven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 The board of advisors for a oil company that came into existence in 2003 and is now worth billions. http://www.vastexploration.com/index.asp?pid=53 Hmm. BILLIONS? 69 million shares at circa CAN$ 0.40 = around £25 mm quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 The board of advisors for a oil company that came into existence in 2003 and is now worth billions. http://www.vastexploration.com/index.asp?pid=53 Hmm. BILLIONS? 69 million shares at circa CAN$ 0.40 = around £25 mm quid I think it must have been referring to Niko Resources (worth 4bn), or an estimate of the potential in the field in Kurdistan. I didnt check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 tsk tsk still Niko are worth CANADIAN $ 4Bn - God knows why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd 0 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Well the Ivory Coast kill shit loads of people and we dont give a fuck. But in Iraq and libya we go in so the oil reserves get kept. Think about it we need oil and oil will end the world one day. Either by lack of resources or a world war. Maybe USA and Europe V China and Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Well the Ivory Coast kill shit loads of people and we dont give a fuck. But in Iraq and libya we go in so the oil reserves get kept. Think about it we need oil and oil will end the world one day. Either by lack of resources or a world war. Maybe USA and Europe V China and Russia. Scary thought. Im moving to africa then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Well the Ivory Coast kill shit loads of people and we dont give a fuck. But in Iraq and libya we go in so the oil reserves get kept. Think about it we need oil and oil will end the world one day. Either by lack of resources or a world war. Maybe USA and Europe V China and Russia. we'd have gone in if the price of chocolate had gone sky high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Well the Ivory Coast kill shit loads of people and we dont give a fuck. But in Iraq and libya we go in so the oil reserves get kept. Think about it we need oil and oil will end the world one day. Either by lack of resources or a world war. Maybe USA and Europe V China and Russia. we'd have gone in if the price of chocolate had gone sky high Shut up Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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