Chad president orders Chevron out
Saturday, August 26, 2006
N’DJAMENA, Chad (Reuters) — Chad ordered U.S. energy giant Chevron and Malaysia’s Petronas on Saturday to leave the country within 24 hours for failing to honor tax obligations, in a move apparently motivated by a desire to earn more from its oil.
“From tomorrow, the representatives of Chevron and Petronas must leave Chad and close their offices,” Idriss Deby, president of the central African nation, told a government meeting.
The surprise move followed Chad’s decision to create a new national oil company, which it said should become a partner in the country’s existing oil-producing consortium, led by U.S. major Exxon Mobil and including Chevron and Petronas.
Landlocked Chad, which began pumping crude in 2003, produces around 160,000-170,000 barrel per day but most of its people remain poor.
From CNN:The invention of an enemy or threat, the use of economic and/or political sabotage will come to Chad courtesy of the New World Order.
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August 28, 2006 at 14:28 p
gatamala
hmmmmm I don’t think an enemy or a threat need to be invented. Some possibilities:
-the guise of assisting Sudan.
-The T-word
-I think Chad will go the private military route a la Executive Outcomes (”A variety of services to legitimate governments, including infantry training, clandestine warfare, counter-intelligence programs, reconnaissance, escape and evasion, special forces selection and training, and parachuting.” )
EO is the most likely. They worked for DeBeers & in fact came out of South Africa!!!
Chevron is a client.
August 28, 2006 at 16:28 p
thefreeslave
Gat, you might be right. I haven’t a clue how they gon’ do it - but methinks they gon’ do it.
August 28, 2006 at 21:28 p
Professor Zero
Very interesting piece of news, thanks for bringing it to our attention! I think Gatamala is right.
September 1, 2006 at 16:1 p
gatamala
FYI
http://www.slate.com/id/2148608/?nav=ais
The beginning of the 21st century looks just like the beginning of the 20th - just in color.