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![]() As reported in LBO, the official website of Lanka Business Online,
dated 3rd March 2006, Sri Lanka is looking at the possibility of getting into a partnership with foreign governments to explore oil off the island's west coast after the initial surveys highlighted the possibility of hydrocarbon reserves in the north-western Gulf of Mannar and Cauvery. According these electronic media reports, Sri Lanka has plans to seek ventures with China and India to explore these oilfields and contacts have allegedly been made with both China and India. As per the LBO report, Norway's TGS-Nopec's ( a geotechnical company which specialises in undertaking multi-client seismic surveys), initial studies have shown that Sri Lanka has potential reserves of about 10-50 million barrels. Several electronic media reports have confirmed the involvement of the Norwegians in the survey which has already attracted significant industry interest. "We have to call for competitive international exploration bids by end-May. If we are not happy with the response, we are looking at going into partnership with a foreign government" This is what the Sri Lanka's Petroleum Ministry's Secretary was reported to have told the media. "If the government goes with the second plan, the island is looking at striking partnerships with China and India" There is no doubt that the powerful Norwegian oil industry, the Norwegian government and the LTTE also have noticed this promising survey made by TGS-Nopec. Needless to say, Norway is a little disappointed of the news that China and India are the preferred partners in the oil exploration of Sri Lanka. After this speculation surfaced in late 2005, Norway made agreements with India during the Indian Energy and Oil Minister visit to Norway last September for oil exploration in India, probably as a strategy to prevent direct Indian involvement in Sri Lanka's oil exploration bids. Why is Norway supporting an organisation that clearly is a terrorist organisation and a notorious violator of human rights? Even after thousands of CFA violations Norway increases their official funding of the LTTE. In a recent interview with the Indian magazine Tehelka, Erik Soleheim went to the extent to admit in public that Norway is supporting Tamil right to self-rule in Sri Lanka. The Statoil (Norwegian State Oil Company)/Iran scandal revealed Norway ignores terrorism, human rights and business ethics when it comes to making money in the oil business. Two top executives resigned from Statoil last autumn after it was revealed that they had agreed to pay USD 15 million to an Iranian consulting firm through a contract that raised questions of bribery. As per the speculations, it is likely that the Norwegian companies have a better chance to get exploration permits from the LTTE than from the GOSL since Norway is subcontracting to LTTE for their bid to separatism for over a 25years. For the time being, the LTTE has no legal rights to the oil and this fact could have been an incentive to intensify their help for the LTTE with funds and flying the LTTE leaders around Europe, providing red carpet welcome to the terrorist outfit thus portraying the LTTE leaders as legitimate politicians and sole representatives of the Tamils. The mineral sands deposits and offshore fishing were cited as some of the interests of Norwegians for interfering with the internal affairs of Sri Lanka by supporting the 'war' process of the LTTE Hence the obvious question we have in our mind is "Could the main reason for the Norwegian support for the world's most ruthless terrorist outfit be oil?" |
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![]() "sinna" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] ps.com... > The mineral sands deposits and offshore fishing were cited as some of > the interests of Norwegians for interfering with the internal affairs > of Sri Lanka by supporting the 'war' process of the LTTE > Hence the obvious question we have in our mind is "Could the main > reason for the Norwegian support for the world's most ruthless > terrorist outfit be oil?" But of course! The poor Norwegians go to an obscure island in the Indian Ocean and start interfering in a civil war just in order to secure their supply of oil and fish, commodities that are not easily found anywhere near Norway. I'm sorry, Sinna, but this is probably the dumbest idea you've ever come up with. Do contact the Guinness Book of Records! |
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![]() "J. Anderson" <[email protected]> kirjoitti viestissä:[email protected] .net... > > "sinna" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected] ps.com... > >> The mineral sands deposits and offshore fishing were cited as some of >> the interests of Norwegians for interfering with the internal affairs >> of Sri Lanka by supporting the 'war' process of the LTTE >> Hence the obvious question we have in our mind is "Could the main >> reason for the Norwegian support for the world's most ruthless >> terrorist outfit be oil?" > > But of course! The poor Norwegians go to an obscure island in the Indian > Ocean and start interfering in a civil war just in order to secure their > supply of oil and fish, commodities that are not easily found anywhere > near Norway. > > I'm sorry, Sinna, but this is probably the dumbest idea you've ever come > up with. Do contact the Guinness Book of Records! > Bad piece of advice. the homosexual should consult an able shrink. |