Garlon3A
2006-01-08 08:01:35 UTC
i didnt want to believe that the iraq war was for oil and israel, but
if this plan really does get off the ground, it will turn left wing and
muslem conspiracy theories..into conspiracy fact.
U.S. checking possibility of pumping oil from northern Iraq to Haifa,
via Jordan
By Amiram Cohen, Haaretz
The United States has asked Israel to check the possibility of pumping
oil from Iraq to the oil refineries in Haifa. The request came in a telegram
last week from a senior Pentagon official to a top Foreign Ministry official
in Jerusalem.
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The Prime Minister's Office, which views the pipeline to Haifa as a
"bonus" the U.S. could give to Israel in return for its unequivocal support
for the American-led campaign in Iraq, had asked the Americans for the
official telegram.
The new pipeline would take oil from the Kirkuk area, where some 40
percent of Iraqi oil is produced, and transport it via Mosul, and then
across Jordan to Israel. The U.S. telegram included a request for a cost
estimate for repairing the Mosul-Haifa pipeline that was in use prior to
1948. During the War of Independence, the Iraqis stopped the flow of oil to
Haifa and the pipeline fell into disrepair over the years.
The National Infrastructure Ministry has recently conducted research
indicating that construction of a 42-inch diameter pipeline between Kirkuk
and Haifa would cost about $400,000 per kilometer. The old Mosul-Haifa
pipeline was only 8 inches in diameter.
National Infrastructure Minister Yosef Paritzky said yesterday that
the port of Haifa is an attractive destination for Iraqi oil and that he
plans to discuss this matter with the U.S. secretary of energy during his
planned visit to Washington next month. Paritzky added that the plan depends
on Jordan's consent and that Jordan would receive a transit fee for allowing
the oil to piped through its territory. The minister noted, however, that
"due to pan-Arab concerns, it will be hard for the Jordanians to agree to
the flow of Iraqi oil via Jordan and Israel."
Sources in Jerusalem confirmed yesterday that the Americans are
looking into the possibility of laying a new pipeline via Jordan and Israel.
(There is also a pipeline running via Syria that has not been used in some
three decades.)
Iraqi oil is now being transported via Turkey to a small Mediterranean
port near the Syrian border. The transit fee collected by Turkey is an
important source of revenue for the country. This line has been damaged by
sabotage twice in recent weeks and is presently out of service.
In response to rumors about the possible Kirkuk-Mosul-Haifa pipeline,
Turkey has warned Israel that it would regard this development as a serious
blow to Turkish-Israeli relations.
Sources in Jerusalem suggest that the American hints about the
alternative pipeline are part of an attempt to apply pressure on Turkey.
Iraq is one of the world's largest oil producers, with the potential
of reaching about 2.5 million barrels a day. Oil exports were halted after
the Gulf War in 1991 and then were allowed again on a limited basis (1.5
million barrels per day) to finance the import of food and medicines. Iraq
is currently exporting several hundred thousand barrels of oil per day.
During his visit to Washington in about two weeks, Paritzky also plans
to discuss the possibility of U.S. and international assistance for joint
Israeli-Palestinian projects in the areas of energy and infrastructure,
natural gas, desalination and electricity
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if this plan really does get off the ground, it will turn left wing and
muslem conspiracy theories..into conspiracy fact.
U.S. checking possibility of pumping oil from northern Iraq to Haifa,
via Jordan
By Amiram Cohen, Haaretz
The United States has asked Israel to check the possibility of pumping
oil from Iraq to the oil refineries in Haifa. The request came in a telegram
last week from a senior Pentagon official to a top Foreign Ministry official
in Jerusalem.
Advertisement
The Prime Minister's Office, which views the pipeline to Haifa as a
"bonus" the U.S. could give to Israel in return for its unequivocal support
for the American-led campaign in Iraq, had asked the Americans for the
official telegram.
The new pipeline would take oil from the Kirkuk area, where some 40
percent of Iraqi oil is produced, and transport it via Mosul, and then
across Jordan to Israel. The U.S. telegram included a request for a cost
estimate for repairing the Mosul-Haifa pipeline that was in use prior to
1948. During the War of Independence, the Iraqis stopped the flow of oil to
Haifa and the pipeline fell into disrepair over the years.
The National Infrastructure Ministry has recently conducted research
indicating that construction of a 42-inch diameter pipeline between Kirkuk
and Haifa would cost about $400,000 per kilometer. The old Mosul-Haifa
pipeline was only 8 inches in diameter.
National Infrastructure Minister Yosef Paritzky said yesterday that
the port of Haifa is an attractive destination for Iraqi oil and that he
plans to discuss this matter with the U.S. secretary of energy during his
planned visit to Washington next month. Paritzky added that the plan depends
on Jordan's consent and that Jordan would receive a transit fee for allowing
the oil to piped through its territory. The minister noted, however, that
"due to pan-Arab concerns, it will be hard for the Jordanians to agree to
the flow of Iraqi oil via Jordan and Israel."
Sources in Jerusalem confirmed yesterday that the Americans are
looking into the possibility of laying a new pipeline via Jordan and Israel.
(There is also a pipeline running via Syria that has not been used in some
three decades.)
Iraqi oil is now being transported via Turkey to a small Mediterranean
port near the Syrian border. The transit fee collected by Turkey is an
important source of revenue for the country. This line has been damaged by
sabotage twice in recent weeks and is presently out of service.
In response to rumors about the possible Kirkuk-Mosul-Haifa pipeline,
Turkey has warned Israel that it would regard this development as a serious
blow to Turkish-Israeli relations.
Sources in Jerusalem suggest that the American hints about the
alternative pipeline are part of an attempt to apply pressure on Turkey.
Iraq is one of the world's largest oil producers, with the potential
of reaching about 2.5 million barrels a day. Oil exports were halted after
the Gulf War in 1991 and then were allowed again on a limited basis (1.5
million barrels per day) to finance the import of food and medicines. Iraq
is currently exporting several hundred thousand barrels of oil per day.
During his visit to Washington in about two weeks, Paritzky also plans
to discuss the possibility of U.S. and international assistance for joint
Israeli-Palestinian projects in the areas of energy and infrastructure,
natural gas, desalination and electricity
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