Comments on: Petrol, Petrom, and the President http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/petrol-petrom-and-the-president/ European Opinion Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:51:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: test http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/petrol-petrom-and-the-president/#comment-11493 test Sun, 23 Oct 2005 10:57:20 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2032#comment-11493 test test

]]> By: DCveR http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/petrol-petrom-and-the-president/#comment-11492 DCveR Sun, 23 Oct 2005 06:19:54 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2032#comment-11492 If you take a good look at Petrobras in Brasil and at Sonangol in Angola you'll see the effects you mention happen everywhere, the main difference being that while Brasil managed to keep real control of it's own oil Angola ended up giving away most of it's profit. Nevertheless, and just the same way it happens also in Venezuela, the common citizen doesn't profit from the fact that his country is an oil producer. If you take a good look at Petrobras in Brasil and at Sonangol in Angola you’ll see the effects you mention happen everywhere, the main difference being that while Brasil managed to keep real control of it’s own oil Angola ended up giving away most of it’s profit. Nevertheless, and just the same way it happens also in Venezuela, the common citizen doesn’t profit from the fact that his country is an oil producer.

]]> By: Oliver http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/petrol-petrom-and-the-president/#comment-11491 Oliver Sat, 22 Oct 2005 17:12:40 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2032#comment-11491 Another point would be to pressure OMV to upgrade the refining capabilities faster & better than they have been. It is very obviously in their interest to increase capacity. They'll do it anyway, as much as is practical. nobody’s going to run tankers across the border to save 20 cents a liter. Of course they would. Assuming 10000 liters in a tank truck, that is 2000 Euros. And for less in savings it is not worth tarnishing Romania's image. Another point would be to pressure OMV to upgrade the refining capabilities faster & better than they have been.

It is very obviously in their interest to increase capacity. They’ll do it anyway, as much as is practical.

nobody’s going to run tankers across the border to save 20 cents a liter.

Of course they would. Assuming 10000 liters in a tank truck, that is 2000 Euros. And for less in savings it is not worth tarnishing Romania’s image.

]]> By: Doug http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/petrol-petrom-and-the-president/#comment-11490 Doug Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:27:33 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2032#comment-11490 Another point would be to pressure OMV to upgrade the refining capabilities faster & better than they have been. After all, they've got all that cash floating around... Another point would be to pressure OMV to upgrade the refining capabilities faster & better than they have been. After all, they’ve got all that cash floating around…

]]> By: Wild Bill http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/petrol-petrom-and-the-president/#comment-11489 Wild Bill Fri, 21 Oct 2005 13:11:18 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2032#comment-11489 It sounds to me like the romanians are heading into something like what the US ran into in the 1880s; but Teddy Roosevelt Basescu isn't. It sounds to me like the romanians are heading into something like what the US ran into in the 1880s; but Teddy Roosevelt Basescu isn’t.

]]> By: Alex http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/petrol-petrom-and-the-president/#comment-11488 Alex Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:49:18 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2032#comment-11488 Aaaargh! Subsidising oil use - TYR no stand it - BAD MEDICINE! ---calms down--- Far better idea: Slap a windfall excess-profits tax on the infuriating Austrian fatbacks. They can't disinvest because of the existing refineries and reserves..and they're still coining it. Aaaargh! Subsidising oil use - TYR no stand it - BAD MEDICINE!

—calms down—

Far better idea: Slap a windfall excess-profits tax on the infuriating Austrian fatbacks. They can’t disinvest because of the existing refineries and reserves..and they’re still coining it.

]]> By: Halfway down the Danube http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/petrol-petrom-and-the-president/#comment-11494 Halfway down the Danube Fri, 21 Oct 2005 04:46:37 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2032#comment-11494 <strong>While we're away</strong> Probably no posts from me or Claudia for the next few days, as we'll all be in Germany. If you feel the need to read blog posts by me, here are my last few posts on A Fistful of... While we’re away

Probably no posts from me or Claudia for the next few days, as we’ll all be in Germany. If you feel the need to read blog posts by me, here are my last few posts on A Fistful of…

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