iran

3stripes · 24th January 2012, 12:04

well things seem to be warming up in iran, the good ole us of a sent an aircraft carrier, us and the french send a ship each, iran threaten this and that. now without going into the politics of it my only concern at the moment (unless shots get fired) is what,s going to happen to the price of petrol
phil

stevemac · 24th January 2012, 12:14

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Originally Posted by 3stripes

well things seem to be warming up in iran, the good ole us of a sent an aircraft carrier, us and the french send a ship each, iran threaten this and that. now without going into the politics of it my only concern at the moment (unless shots get fired) is what,s going to happen to the price of petrol
phil

We don't get any oil from Iran. It's mainly going to effect Greece and Italy. The Saudis are going to increase flow to cover.
Nuke em, I say, nuke em

windrush · 24th January 2012, 12:16

It will go up by quite a bit methinks

James.uk · 24th January 2012, 12:30

If a small oil well in someones back garden reduced it's production by .0001% the price of fuel would go up in the UK.......

Will the Oil Co's lobby our MP's to take military action if supplies are threatened?? Prob already been agreed innit...

The only question is how many casualties will there be, and the oil Co's have no interest in knowing that as it doesn't show up on a balance sheet...

.....

FLYER · 24th January 2012, 12:41

It was better when all the arabs had was sand camels and allah.

damienp · 24th January 2012, 12:41

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Originally Posted by windrush

It will go up by quite a bit methinks

As soon as there's conflict, it's the 1st thing our government like to do

Quick quick, there's a fight in the street, so lets put fuel up.

Dashiel · 24th January 2012, 17:45

What's going to happen if it kicks off in Iran? Well, let us look back at history -
the 1979 revolution in Iran.
This caused the price of oil to spike, and this lead to the deep recession of 1980 - 1984. Mass unemployment, lack of growth, inflation etc. etc.

The bad news is, this time the Saudis have no spare capacity to compensate.
Those days have gone forever.

What is more, Venezuela no longer toes the line either and they will probably cut production too as an embargo against the USA.

The chickens are coming home to roost as far as how we have run this part of the world.

By the way, the oil shipping lanes can easily be disrupted at the Straits of Hormuz. Mines, Missiles, fast attack boats.

And no room for traditional navy's to manoeuver.

Sadam Hussein managed to drag the west into his war with Iran with a handful of Exocets. He shot them into tankers, one a month, and forced the west to get involved in his war (and forced the Iranians to negotiate).

Scribbler. · 25th January 2012, 00:11

The usa have been posturing at Iran for years, imo it's their next target area. Not least under the "no more nukes" banner which of course coming from the usa who have more than everyone else combined doesn't appear impressive to me. Their (usa) foreign policies seems to be they're not happy unless they are sabre-rattling at some middle east country. They have become the `bully boys' of todays world. Let's hope our MP's resist getting dragged in. (Though I doubt that.) Mike.
USA says jump ... our MP's ask how high .....Gutless wonders all.

windrush · 25th January 2012, 09:14

[B]And now with the oil refinery closing down any excuse to put the price up at the pumps expect to be a massive increase to a litre, and I think it will put the mokers on our National meets

majedm75 · 25th January 2012, 09:32

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Originally Posted by FLYER

It was better when all the arabs had was sand camels and allah.

Well, oil prices are done in western trade markets and by western oil (read American mostly) companies. In Arab countries prices did not move a lot. I know it because I'm in the Middle East most of the time and for the past 3 years...

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Originally Posted by damienp

As soon as there's conflict, it's the 1st thing our government like to do

Quick quick, there's a fight in the street, so lets put fuel up.

True, it's pure trade and stock markets speculations. It's the same everywhere in the Western countries which have added taxes to the Petrol/Diesel prices. The higher the prices the higher the taxes they collect. No sense in these countries to deny it... Prices are going haywire in France also

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Originally Posted by windrush

[B]And now with the oil refinery closing down any excuse to put the price up at the pumps expect to be a massive increase to a litre, and I think it will put the mokers on our National meets

Yes, even my wife is now reluctant to take her 1 litre engined Suzuki due to the prices in France for her daily drives...

24th January 2012, 12:04	#1
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Dashiel Posted a thing or two Rover 75 V6 2.0 Club Tourer LPG Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South East Posts: 1,405 Thanks: 3 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts	What's going to happen if it kicks off in Iran? Well, let us look back at history - the 1979 revolution in Iran. This caused the price of oil to spike, and this lead to the deep recession of 1980 - 1984. Mass unemployment, lack of growth, inflation etc. etc. The bad news is, this time the Saudis have no spare capacity to compensate. Those days have gone forever. What is more, Venezuela no longer toes the line either and they will probably cut production too as an embargo against the USA. The chickens are coming home to roost as far as how we have run this part of the world. By the way, the oil shipping lanes can easily be disrupted at the Straits of Hormuz. Mines, Missiles, fast attack boats. And no room for traditional navy's to manoeuver. Sadam Hussein managed to drag the west into his war with Iran with a handful of Exocets. He shot them into tankers, one a month, and forced the west to get involved in his war (and forced the Iranians to negotiate). Last edited by Dashiel; 24th January 2012 at 17:52..

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windrush This is my second home December 2004 Rover 75 2ltr CDTi Connoisseur SE HL Tourer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aldershot Posts: 74,464 Thanks: 2,431 Thanked 3,015 Times in 2,347 Posts	[B]And now with the oil refinery closing down any excuse to put the price up at the pumps expect to be a massive increase to a litre, and I think it will put the mokers on our National meets __________________ ][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] My Pearl Black Beauty Best regards Lilian and Derek Club Member No. 96 / Forum User No. 111 REGISTRATION to the club as a member FREE, FULL MEMBERSHIP is £10 WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

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James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	If a small oil well in someones back garden reduced it's production by .0001% the price of fuel would go up in the UK....... Will the Oil Co's lobby our MP's to take military action if supplies are threatened?? Prob already been agreed innit... The only question is how many casualties will there be, and the oil Co's have no interest in knowing that as it doesn't show up on a balance sheet... .....

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FLYER Banned rover75 cdti AUTO TOURER 160 bhp. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 35,346 Thanks: 2,985 Thanked 3,685 Times in 2,463 Posts	It was better when all the arabs had was sand camels and allah.

25th January 2012, 00:11	#8
Scribbler. Gets stuck in Rover 75. Saloon. Red. V6. 2.5. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Poole Posts: 803 Thanks: 0 Thanked 97 Times in 22 Posts	The usa have been posturing at Iran for years, imo it's their next target area. Not least under the "no more nukes" banner which of course coming from the usa who have more than everyone else combined doesn't appear impressive to me. Their (usa) foreign policies seems to be they're not happy unless they are sabre-rattling at some middle east country. They have become the `bully boys' of todays world. Let's hope our MP's resist getting dragged in. (Though I doubt that.) Mike. USA says jump ... our MP's ask how high .....Gutless wonders all.