Post by Epitimia on Oct 30, 2017 10:21:36 GMT
America Will Never Accept Economic Sovereignity of Europe
The economy of Poland, the largest country in the Central Europe, according even to the European standards, is strongly affected by politics, and especially by foreign affairs. Although the term "Energy Sovereignty" has been imprinted on the Polish people just to explain and justify the search of alternatives to the traditional on the Polish market source of gas and oil - Russia, today it turns out that only one alternative could be accepted. We are to buy gas and even coal from the United States, and oil only from countries designated and accepted by Washington. And that means that there is no chance for any "Energy Sovereignty" – but also Warsaw will be forced to break very promising trade and investment relations with Iran.
Successful Start - Great Prospects
In the Summer of 2016, the first 2 million barrels of Iranian Oil destined for the LOTOS Group were refueled in the Gdansk port. On that time that was not only a rescue for the dried Polish fuel market, tired of the earlier sanctions policy. In Poland, there has been announced a New Era of economic relations with Iran, and we heard official joy of implementing the JCPOA and the long-term effects of normalizing relations with Tehran. There were not only words, but business. The LOTOS Oil (part of the LOTOS Group) announced its entry into the Iranian market with its offer of synthetic engine oils. As a result of cooperation between the tycoon in the Polish market, belonged to the state ORLEN with the National Iranian Oil Company, another transport of Iranian oil came to Poland and it was announced that ORLEN counts on constant cooperation and regular deliveries. "Iran, being one of the largest oil producers in the world, is a natural partner for ORLEN" - the company said in a statement released in the summer of 2017. Historically, business contacts with Iran have been made by Polish Oil and Gas Company (the state-owned exploration and extraction company). In the years 2003-07 part of this Polish concern, GEOFIZYKA Toruń was operating in Iran, and in 2008-10 PGNiG worked with the Iranian Offshore Oil Company. In November 2016, PGNiG and NIOC signed a memorandum of understanding and a confidentiality agreement about Iranian Soumar Oil Field. "According to that memorandum, we performed a geological analysis based on received data, which is the basis for a possible investment decision," said the press office of the Polish concern. And at the end of 2016, PGNiG was classified by the NIOC among 29 foreign subjects which could apply for and obtain licenses for hydrocarbons in Iran.
Trump Scares and Sells
So, the prospects of Polish-Iranian cooperation were excellent, allowing real diversification of raw materials, price flexibility and long-term, mutually advantageous Polish-Iranian contracts. All these initiatives met with very positive reactions of Polish economic NGO’s and experts of the fuel and energy market. But meanwhile, everything that has already been accomplished together - may collapse under the pressure of the United States. Polish oil companies have acknowledged that they find themselves the addressee of the Secretary Rex Tillerson's warning about "cooperation with the Revolutionary Guard." Americans are not only scare the Europeans (including Poles) that further contacts with Iran "will be at their own risk”, which is already recognized as a significant threat made by the Global hegemon. "The possible restoration of US sanctions will undoubtedly impede conditions for cooperation with Iran. Much will depend on the EU's decision in this regard "- informed the Polish Ministry of Development. It is also unofficially known that Washington pushes on the European/Polish authorities and lobbies in the interest of SAUDI ARAMCO, suggesting Saudis instead of Iranians as partners for European and Polish fuel companies. And even more, the LOTOS Group unexpectedly announced that it would buy 600 thousand barrels of oil from the United States in November 2017. Tanker “St Helen” with this load of the US Sweet Oil (DSW), was sourced from Freeport, Texas. Experts expect the decision to buy US oil at any time may also announce ORLEN.
In such a situation, the true motives and objectives of President Donald Trump's administration are clear. As a lobbyist of the US (and Saudi) energy sector, he uses the dominant position of the United States and their political and military advantage over Europe (from several months we have also US Army stationed in Poland) to force European economies to buy raw materials such as oil or gas straight from American and Saudi sources and companies. This is, of course, not only a blatant violation of the sovereignty of states such as Poland, but also the detriment of their economies. And in addition, it is a strictly political intervention in the World oil market, which has nothing to do with the multilateral arrangements of producer countries. Trump not only tries to set the World on fire. He wants to set fire to destroy, or control all of the World's resources, only to create and strengthen the American monopoly on these strategic markets. For Europe, for Poland, this is a time of great trial - whether we are able to stand for Independence from the American hegemon, to act for our own good, for the sake of our citizens – or our Governments like always choose to humbly bear our slavery and to suffer losses. Unfortunately, probably we can be sure, that obeying the Washington elites have already decided ...
Successful Start - Great Prospects
In the Summer of 2016, the first 2 million barrels of Iranian Oil destined for the LOTOS Group were refueled in the Gdansk port. On that time that was not only a rescue for the dried Polish fuel market, tired of the earlier sanctions policy. In Poland, there has been announced a New Era of economic relations with Iran, and we heard official joy of implementing the JCPOA and the long-term effects of normalizing relations with Tehran. There were not only words, but business. The LOTOS Oil (part of the LOTOS Group) announced its entry into the Iranian market with its offer of synthetic engine oils. As a result of cooperation between the tycoon in the Polish market, belonged to the state ORLEN with the National Iranian Oil Company, another transport of Iranian oil came to Poland and it was announced that ORLEN counts on constant cooperation and regular deliveries. "Iran, being one of the largest oil producers in the world, is a natural partner for ORLEN" - the company said in a statement released in the summer of 2017. Historically, business contacts with Iran have been made by Polish Oil and Gas Company (the state-owned exploration and extraction company). In the years 2003-07 part of this Polish concern, GEOFIZYKA Toruń was operating in Iran, and in 2008-10 PGNiG worked with the Iranian Offshore Oil Company. In November 2016, PGNiG and NIOC signed a memorandum of understanding and a confidentiality agreement about Iranian Soumar Oil Field. "According to that memorandum, we performed a geological analysis based on received data, which is the basis for a possible investment decision," said the press office of the Polish concern. And at the end of 2016, PGNiG was classified by the NIOC among 29 foreign subjects which could apply for and obtain licenses for hydrocarbons in Iran.
Trump Scares and Sells
So, the prospects of Polish-Iranian cooperation were excellent, allowing real diversification of raw materials, price flexibility and long-term, mutually advantageous Polish-Iranian contracts. All these initiatives met with very positive reactions of Polish economic NGO’s and experts of the fuel and energy market. But meanwhile, everything that has already been accomplished together - may collapse under the pressure of the United States. Polish oil companies have acknowledged that they find themselves the addressee of the Secretary Rex Tillerson's warning about "cooperation with the Revolutionary Guard." Americans are not only scare the Europeans (including Poles) that further contacts with Iran "will be at their own risk”, which is already recognized as a significant threat made by the Global hegemon. "The possible restoration of US sanctions will undoubtedly impede conditions for cooperation with Iran. Much will depend on the EU's decision in this regard "- informed the Polish Ministry of Development. It is also unofficially known that Washington pushes on the European/Polish authorities and lobbies in the interest of SAUDI ARAMCO, suggesting Saudis instead of Iranians as partners for European and Polish fuel companies. And even more, the LOTOS Group unexpectedly announced that it would buy 600 thousand barrels of oil from the United States in November 2017. Tanker “St Helen” with this load of the US Sweet Oil (DSW), was sourced from Freeport, Texas. Experts expect the decision to buy US oil at any time may also announce ORLEN.
In such a situation, the true motives and objectives of President Donald Trump's administration are clear. As a lobbyist of the US (and Saudi) energy sector, he uses the dominant position of the United States and their political and military advantage over Europe (from several months we have also US Army stationed in Poland) to force European economies to buy raw materials such as oil or gas straight from American and Saudi sources and companies. This is, of course, not only a blatant violation of the sovereignty of states such as Poland, but also the detriment of their economies. And in addition, it is a strictly political intervention in the World oil market, which has nothing to do with the multilateral arrangements of producer countries. Trump not only tries to set the World on fire. He wants to set fire to destroy, or control all of the World's resources, only to create and strengthen the American monopoly on these strategic markets. For Europe, for Poland, this is a time of great trial - whether we are able to stand for Independence from the American hegemon, to act for our own good, for the sake of our citizens – or our Governments like always choose to humbly bear our slavery and to suffer losses. Unfortunately, probably we can be sure, that obeying the Washington elites have already decided ...
