On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:54:14 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:


Oil Surges Above $76 as BP Shuts Alaska Field, Largest in U.S.

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil surged above $76 a barrel, recording its
biggest gain in two weeks, after BP Plc said it will shut Alaska's
Prudhoe Bay field, where 8 percent of U.S. oil is produced.

The closure of the largest oil field in the U.S. because of pipeline
corrosion and a leak will cut supplies to West Coast refineries during
the country's peak demand for gasoline. ``Shutting down the field will
take days to complete,'' BP said today.

``What BP is telling you is a greater problem with the whole of the
Alaskan oil infrastructure,'' said Mark Tinker, head of strategy at
Execution Ltd. in London.

Crude oil for September delivery rose as much as $1.79, or 2.4 percent,
to $76.55 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile
Exchange. The contract traded at $76.53 at 11 a.m. in London. Brent
crude oil for September settlement gained $1.34, or 1.8 percent, to
$77.51 on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

``The discovery of this leak and the unexpected results'' of recent
pipeline tests ``have called into question the condition of the oil
transit lines at Prudhoe Bay,'' BP America Chairman and President Bob
Malone said today.

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The "discovery" of the leak...the "unexpected results" of pipeline
tests? What a crock. They don't keep close daily watch on an asset that
produces 8% of U.S. oil?

Damn French.
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:13:43 -0400, JohnH wrote:


On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:54:14 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:


Oil Surges Above $76 as BP Shuts Alaska Field, Largest in U.S.

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil surged above $76 a barrel, recording its
biggest gain in two weeks, after BP Plc said it will shut Alaska's
Prudhoe Bay field, where 8 percent of U.S. oil is produced.

The closure of the largest oil field in the U.S. because of pipeline
corrosion and a leak will cut supplies to West Coast refineries during
the country's peak demand for gasoline. ``Shutting down the field will
take days to complete,'' BP said today.

``What BP is telling you is a greater problem with the whole of the
Alaskan oil infrastructure,'' said Mark Tinker, head of strategy at
Execution Ltd. in London.

Crude oil for September delivery rose as much as $1.79, or 2.4 percent,
to $76.55 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile
Exchange. The contract traded at $76.53 at 11 a.m. in London. Brent
crude oil for September settlement gained $1.34, or 1.8 percent, to
$77.51 on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

``The discovery of this leak and the unexpected results'' of recent
pipeline tests ``have called into question the condition of the oil
transit lines at Prudhoe Bay,'' BP America Chairman and President Bob
Malone said today.

- - -

The "discovery" of the leak...the "unexpected results" of pipeline
tests? What a crock. They don't keep close daily watch on an asset that
produces 8% of U.S. oil?

Damn French.


I blame Canada.

Or aliens.

Yeah - that's it - aliens!!

Damn Canadian aliens...


And they're the worse kind!!

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

That would be a great name for a band.

Damn Canadian Aliens from Outer Space

It could be a transitional techno-industrial-dance-rhythm and blues
band with a touch of French influence.

OH OH!!

Damn French Canadian Aliens from Outer Space.

Much bettererrer.


Why are you dissin' the French? They softened the Viet Cong up for you
al through the 50's and you still couldn't win.

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:17:54 GMT, Don White wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

That would be a great name for a band.

Damn Canadian Aliens from Outer Space

It could be a transitional techno-industrial-dance-rhythm and blues
band with a touch of French influence.

OH OH!!

Damn French Canadian Aliens from Outer Space.

Much bettererrer.


Why are you dissin' the French? They softened the Viet Cong up for you
al through the 50's and you still couldn't win.

He wasn't. He was dissin' French Canadians. He was right. I was close.
Which I could also say about several of my putts this morning.
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John

"Don White" wrote in message
...
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

That would be a great name for a band.

Damn Canadian Aliens from Outer Space

It could be a transitional techno-industrial-dance-rhythm and blues
band with a touch of French influence.

OH OH!! Damn French Canadian Aliens from Outer Space.

Much bettererrer.


Why are you dissin' the French? They softened the Viet Cong up for you al
through the 50's and you still couldn't win.


That's an awfully gauche and classless comment to make to a known Viet Nam
vet, in my opinion. Once again, you find it impossible to contain your
complete disdain for any and all things American. You're such an asshole,
Don.

RG wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
...

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:


That would be a great name for a band.

Damn Canadian Aliens from Outer Space

It could be a transitional techno-industrial-dance-rhythm and blues
band with a touch of French influence.

OH OH!! Damn French Canadian Aliens from Outer Space.

Much bettererrer.


Why are you dissin' the French? They softened the Viet Cong up for you al
through the 50's and you still couldn't win.



That's an awfully gauche and classless comment to make to a known Viet Nam
vet, in my opinion. Once again, you find it impossible to contain your
complete disdain for any and all things American. You're such an asshole,
Don.


Stupid is as stupid says!

"Don White" wrote in message
...
RG wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
...

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:


That would be a great name for a band.

Damn Canadian Aliens from Outer Space

It could be a transitional techno-industrial-dance-rhythm and blues
band with a touch of French influence.

OH OH!! Damn French Canadian Aliens from Outer Space.

Much bettererrer.


Why are you dissin' the French? They softened the Viet Cong up for you
al through the 50's and you still couldn't win.



That's an awfully gauche and classless comment to make to a known Viet
Nam vet, in my opinion. Once again, you find it impossible to contain
your complete disdain for any and all things American. You're such an
asshole, Don.
Stupid is as stupid says!

Yes you are.

Harry Krause wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:58:47 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

wrote:
Don White wrote:

Why are you dissin' the French? They softened the Viet Cong up for you
al through the 50's and you still couldn't win.
Courtesy of the Paris "peace" talks?

I'll diss the french on that one
What's absolutely amazing is that we didn't seem to learn much from our
war against Vietnam and its various "insurgencies." I'm hearing the same
sorts of really stupid talk from our Prez and company about our war
against Iraq as I remember from the late 1960s and early 1970s, and
there is still a large percentage of American people who actually
believe the Chimp-in-Chief and his henchmen. When will they ever learn?

I'm not sure you can directly analogize the Vietnam conflict with the
Iraqi War, but I get your point.


No, the conflicts are not the same, but the callousness, stupidity, and
b.s. coming from our national leaders is pretty much the same. I watched
Rumsfeld testifying last week, no, telling one lie after another last
week. It was an incredible performance.

Hell, all of the talk radio Fox news types are saying we are in WW3 and
claiming that this is just like the rise of the Nazis in the late '30s.

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:09:12 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:26:59 -0400, JohnH wrote:

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:17:54 GMT, Don White wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

That would be a great name for a band.

Damn Canadian Aliens from Outer Space

It could be a transitional techno-industrial-dance-rhythm and blues
band with a touch of French influence.

OH OH!!

Damn French Canadian Aliens from Outer Space.

Much bettererrer.


Why are you dissin' the French? They softened the Viet Cong up for you
al through the 50's and you still couldn't win.

He wasn't. He was dissin' French Canadians. He was right. I was close.
Which I could also say about several of my putts this morning.

Putts?

Good lord - the only thing more boring is watching paint dry. :)

You should have been following my sorry ass yesterday. You'd certainly not
have been bored. We'd have gone through the woods, through and into the
creeks, played in the sand, climbed up and down a small ravine, fought over
a ball with a snapping turtle the size of a wash tub, reached down to pick
up a ball only to see the stick next to it start moving (big black snake),
and ended the game with a ten on a par five!

That's almost as boring as trolling!
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John

basskisser wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:58:47 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

wrote:
Don White wrote:

Why are you dissin' the French? They softened the Viet Cong up for you
al through the 50's and you still couldn't win.
Courtesy of the Paris "peace" talks?

I'll diss the french on that one
What's absolutely amazing is that we didn't seem to learn much from our
war against Vietnam and its various "insurgencies." I'm hearing the same
sorts of really stupid talk from our Prez and company about our war
against Iraq as I remember from the late 1960s and early 1970s, and
there is still a large percentage of American people who actually
believe the Chimp-in-Chief and his henchmen. When will they ever learn?
I'm not sure you can directly analogize the Vietnam conflict with the
Iraqi War, but I get your point.

No, the conflicts are not the same, but the callousness, stupidity, and
b.s. coming from our national leaders is pretty much the same. I watched
Rumsfeld testifying last week, no, telling one lie after another last
week. It was an incredible performance.

Hell, all of the talk radio Fox news types are saying we are in WW3 and
claiming that this is just like the rise of the Nazis in the late '30s.


All you have to do is get past your hatred for the Bush administration
and "Big Oil" and things will become clear.