Comments on: Ukraine Becomes Hot Potato for Romania

By: penny2

penny2 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 22:58:44 +0000

Thanks Mark!
I’m going to check your link and I certainly hope you’ll read my latest and offer up some thoughts too! 🙂

By: Mark Finnegan

Mark Finnegan — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:48:18 +0000

Penny,
It appears that you are correct, I can find no outright EU ban on oil drilling, (especially for Norway) . I was reacting to calls for such a ban but they date from 2021- 2022, and as you point out the dynamics have changed since then. Still the EU does seem enamored with the Greta Thurnberg agenda and I thought that the EU put pressure on Scotland and England to discontinue drilling in the North Sea. In any event they will do what they have to as their foreign energy dependence grows with each passing day.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2022/09/02/despite-climate-commitments-the-eu-is-going-back-to-coal_5995594_19.html

By: penny2

penny2 — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:15:20 +0000

In reply to Mark Finnegan.

Hey Mark
Has the EU actually passed these drilling restrictions?
I did a bit of looking around and didn’t see too much in the way of these restrictions (but didn’t look over long either)
but was thinking with their refusal to take Russian gas, one would think the EU would be looking to get a hold of any energy it could?
As for the Ukrainians?
I don’t think they will have too much luck
Additionally, I was reading that with Crimea’s return to Russia, energy resources there now belong to Russia and I did see a bit of information on that yesterday!

By: Mark Finnegan

Mark Finnegan — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 23:33:52 +0000

I wonder if today’s EU anti – drilling restrictions would now limit or eliminate Romania’s ability to exploit this Snake Island undersea energy bonanza. For that matter if the Ukrainians get their wish they too would be hamstrung by the EU’s suicidal green agenda even if they could scrape up enough money to finance drilling.

By: penny2

penny2 — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 22:58:19 +0000

In reply to Mark Finnegan.

What I find interesting is this issue of Romania’s rights to this energy rich area- This is going to be a big problem between Ukraine and Romania- we see this kind of stuff between Lebanon and Israel. And concerning Israel and Gaza.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/romania-resolves-snake-island-conflict-with-ukraine/

According to Romanian foreign affairs ministry estimates, the resources availiable in the disputed waters would be enough to guarantee the country’s energy independence for ten years.

But it could be more!

Although the conflict had poisoned relations between Kiev and Bucharest for decades, Romania did not launch court proceedings until 2004.

Poisoned relations- for a long time.
There’s trouble in the ‘hood. Far beyond what we’ve been told

By: Mark Finnegan

Mark Finnegan — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:38:06 +0000

You can’t make this stuff up : “…the reason for not disclosing the data was because the government had decided not to.” That statement is overflowing with unintended transparency…Move along, nothing to see here…that scorching potato type object you see is not a ‘hot potato’.