Israeli firm awarded oil tender in Iraq

[Aidoneus]

Israeli firm awarded oil tender in Iraq
Wednesday 25 February 2004

One of Israel's largest oil marketing firms has won a multi-million dollar tender to supply fuel to US troops in Iraq.

According to a IsraelNationalNews.com report, the tender awarded to Sonol gasoline company, along with its foreign partner Morgantown International, is valued at $70-80 million.

The company is expected to supply the US forces with 25 million litres of fuel each month.

The tender was issued by the US- based KDR Company, a subsidiary of Halliburton, which has been entrusted with the majority of US military contracts in Iraq. Among Sonol’s competitors was Delek, another Israeli company, the report added.

Until now, the US forces have received most of their fuel from Kuwait. However, following Halliburton’s admission that it overcharged the US military by passing on the Kuwaitis' inflated price, the US Army decided to approach other suppliers.

Sonol is one of Israel's three largest oil product marketing firms with a network of about 205 branded service stations.

Fuel, imported to Israel, will pass through the fuel terminal operated by the TASHAN (Oil and Energy Infrastructure Company) north of Beer Sheva and will then be transported to Iraq by land through Jordan, according to the report.

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/14002292-509C-4896-951D-DAE550DFB88F.htm

[Mari333]

1. another foreign policy blunder to put our troops in danger

It doesnt take a fucking rocket scientist to figure out how well this will go over with the Iraqis for christs fucking sake
GOD these dumb mofos!!!

[jmcgowanjm]

2. Finally, israel shows its hand. I've been waiting

The Jordan connection will be fun to watch.

So, the only entity in the region which does not have oil,
will somehow acquire it and send it back thru entities
that officially will have nothing to do with it, to help
invader/crusaders who are in Iraq to obtain it, for the ...

[Gin]

3. KBR and Hallibrton are still involved...I was hoping they would lose the

contract overall. Ima dreamer.

[donsu]

4. got to remember that the Sharon gang is an arm of the bushgang

we have nukes, Israel has nukes = they can do what they want to whatever country they want. whose to stop them?

[jmcgowanjm]

5. France Germany FSU China India

And move the UN to Geneva

[peacetalksforall]

6. So no-fuel Israel is going to supply fuel. Sounds like money laundering

from here.

[0007]

7. bizarre! I can't believe it - The oil is taken for a ride

in a full circle and then right back on Iraqi soil. This move will definitely piss off the country of Iraq.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

8. laundering? mo' like taking clean taxpayer dollars, 'n making 'em...

real, real dirty...

Reverse money-laundering...the Smirko Gang exceeds the most strenuously far-reaching parodies...

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

9. is this why perle quit?

has he got a new job lined up Sonol?