NEWS: 4 Iranian Oil Pipelines Blazing With Fires

4 out of 13 oil pipelines connecting an gas refinery in Southwest Iran have caught fire with firemen unable to approach the flames to fight the fire due to the thick columns of flames pouring out. Fires are usually blamed on ageing infrastructure in the pipes but officials blame arab rebels seeking independance for some blasts and fires recently. The refinery is in the city of Abadan, 400 miles south west of the Iranian capital Tehran.



It does make a person wonder who started the fires and for what reason. The US has come down hard on Iran in recent months and this is a further blow to the country.

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[edit on 8-10-2005 by Mayet]

British construction firm Costain and Spain's Dragados, part of ACS in June signed a $US2.2 billion ($2.89 billion) deal with Iran to construct a gas refinery at the Bid Boland complex.

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Looks like there might be something to the theory of Iranian oil industry sabotage funded by coalition interests.

Yay, one more reason for them to increase oil prices... just what we need.



[edit on 8-10-2005 by ulshadow]

Geopolitical engineering to acquire a 4+1=5 response.

a single pipeline catching fire could be caused by age. 4 at the same time means sabotage. I wouldn't put it past the UK, or US military to train or use special forces to sabotage such income sources of the iranians as an obvious point to show thier displeasure.