Are the Saudis buying Russian oil and re-selling it to the US?
How about Reagan? 40 years agoTefIon Don said:
So tired of Trump being right…..about everything.
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I don't think we're in a world war.
Zobel said:
I think the engines are Rolls-Royce RB211s but I'm not sure if the overhaul is on the gas generator (jet engine) itself or its coupled power turbine, RT-62 or something similar. Either way, the Montreal facility repairs the RR engines, and Siemens purchased the aeroderivative part of RR back around 2014.
Supply chains for this are messy, multiple parts are sanction-able and I know for a fact some of the technology used is export controlled (some of the coatings and manufacturing methods). I'm sure several governments - like the US - were involved in this decision. Good popcorn viewing, wish I could have been a fly on the wall for that meeting.
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Also.. the compressors on that pipeline are Dresser-Rand (now also part of Siemens) Datum compressors.
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The RB211's are ancient. I can't believe only Montreal is capable of doing those, we're talking 60's tech.
Justin2010 said:
For decades Pat Buchanan has been warning of the dangers of allowing your nation to be less and less self-reliant.
We're getting a taste of the fruits of globalism now, and they're bitter.
aginresearch said:
This is the correct take. Germany is no doubt in a world of hurt for the short to medium term. However, this is far more damaging to Russia long term. I for one am looking forward to the complete collapse of Russia and the ignominious end of Putin.
Only if we're smart enough to take advantage of it.aginresearch said:
Also United States: Thanks for the business, Russia!
Spoiler alert: we aren't. The nation just 'elected Joe Biden' 22 months ago.Waffledynamics said:Only if we're smart enough to take advantage of it.aginresearch said:
Also United States: Thanks for the business, Russia!
This is 100% true.AlaskanAg99 said:
It's going to get so bad, in the EU people shop near daily, they do not behave the way the US does usually due to a lack of space. So no real ability to prep and create a stock now.
pfo said:
This move hurts Putin/Russia too. Nat gas is selling for about $44/mmBTU in Germany. That's a phenomenal price.
not our problem to save those people.Whirligigs said:
The nightmare scenario is where people starve even though there are 'technically' functional resources all around them but the massive bureaucracy and holes all over the supply chain (due to said bureaucracy and shutdowns) cause people to look at each other wondering what to do next.
See my gif above.Whirligigs said:
The nightmare scenario is where people starve even though there are 'technically' functional resources all around them but the massive bureaucracy and holes all over the supply chain (due to said bureaucracy and shutdowns) cause people to look at each other wondering what to do next.
Bunch of goobers who are not as smart as they think they are!CardiffGiant said:
Incredible. Thx.Zobel said:
Rolls signed a JV with Wood Group (much like Pratt did) to form RWG for the overhauls. This is pre-Siemens days. Siemens bought the RR aeroderivative side, but RWG remains an authorized service center for the RB211 and the Allison 501K, Avons, etc. Siemens still sells brand new A35s - they're not ancient. They're a workhorse aeroderivative engine.
The flight and industrial / aeroderivative engine and repairs aren't the same. The engines themselves are "similar" and often use identical parts under different part numbers, but some modifications are made when they convert them for land use. You can't just drop it in. I mean, yeah, if you wanted to overhaul it there you could but that's not really how these facilities work.
Siemens canned the Industrialized Trent, doesn't even list it on their website any more - memory holed. Montreal is where they repair those, and they never set up a licensee to my knowledge. There was a plant that was built in Mexico (I think?) that was in a bind because Montreal couldn't / wouldn't provide timely support for one of their Trents. So this is par for Siemens.
Ironically the new engine is the one with the crap supply chain here. But still the issue is not the engine but the sanctions. Even if it were an RB211 that you could overhaul at any RWG facility you're still going to be under UK, US, Canadian sanctions.
The US taxpayer is funding all three sides of this war.DamnGood86 said:
Why can't we just give them a few trillion as a bridge gift, or however much they want? I think we have given Ukraine over $50-billion so what is there to worrying about? If we can give illegal immigrants $200k each, we can keep great ally, Germany, on solid footing.
How about it you cheap bast*rds?
Correct. One of the world's largest gas fields and a primary European Supply, Groningen just w3st of the German border was shut in by theNetherlands government over the past three years. additionally, Germany is purported to have massive shale reserves that aren't being drilled due to their Green Party policies. Let them freeze at their own stupidity and not worry about them as they have choices.Fear InoculAg said:MuchosPollos said:aginresearch said:
This is the correct take. Germany is no doubt in a world of hurt for the short to medium term. However, this is far more damaging to Russia long term. I for one am looking forward to the complete collapse of Russia and the ignominious end of Putin.
Hope is not a strategy......
Wake up people. We are in a world war. Russia/China are winning by destroying NATO economically from within. Why fight with guns when you can play economic jenga to pummel your enemies?
Russia will find other outlets to sell their NG and Oil, if they don't they'll store it up for strategic reserves to be used when we are in a shooting war a year from now.
I don't think we're in a world war. Russia and China are mostly just letting the west destroy itself by gratuitously abandoning reliable energy. Yes, they are taking measures here and there to help it along. But if, for example, all western nations just ramped up coal mining, drilling, refining, and nuclear power infrastructure, this energy "crisis" would be solved for the long term within one year.
If you're relying on a foreign government that hates you to sell you the energy you need to keep the lights on in your country, that's entirely your own fault. When the spigot gets turned off, that's not an act of war. It's a completely foreseeable eventuality.
It also doesn't help that it isn't written in stone that first (a) you made yourselves dependent on them, and then (b) chose to oppose them in something. In a way Biden putting any kind of accent on the Islamist reporter in Saudi Arabia if he did is the same problem on a smaller scale. If you have let yourself get into (a) you really should just punt on (b).AG N ASIA said:Correct. One of the world's largest gas fields and a primary European Supply, Groningen just w3st of the German border was shut in by theNetherlands government over the past three years. additionally, Germany is purported to have massive shale reserves that aren't being drilled due to their Green Party policies. Let them freeze at their own stupidity and not worry about them as they have choices.Fear InoculAg said:MuchosPollos said:aginresearch said:
This is the correct take. Germany is no doubt in a world of hurt for the short to medium term. However, this is far more damaging to Russia long term. I for one am looking forward to the complete collapse of Russia and the ignominious end of Putin.
Hope is not a strategy......
Wake up people. We are in a world war. Russia/China are winning by destroying NATO economically from within. Why fight with guns when you can play economic jenga to pummel your enemies?
Russia will find other outlets to sell their NG and Oil, if they don't they'll store it up for strategic reserves to be used when we are in a shooting war a year from now.
I don't think we're in a world war. Russia and China are mostly just letting the west destroy itself by gratuitously abandoning reliable energy. Yes, they are taking measures here and there to help it along. But if, for example, all western nations just ramped up coal mining, drilling, refining, and nuclear power infrastructure, this energy "crisis" would be solved for the long term within one year.
If you're relying on a foreign government that hates you to sell you the energy you need to keep the lights on in your country, that's entirely your own fault. When the spigot gets turned off, that's not an act of war. It's a completely foreseeable eventuality.
Man, you weren't exaggerating. Just saw this picture of the Rhine in Cologne.twk said:
Germany may end up in the ditch even before a lack of gas causes problems.
All the europhiles like to complain about how the US is behind the times because it doesn't have a great rail system like in Europe and Germany. Well, in fact, the US has a great rail system, best in the world, its just that it's a freight rail system, not passenger rail. Europe's freight rail pales in comparison. They make up for this mostly by using more river freight. But, the drought this summer is just about to the point where it will close the Rhine. That means shipments of coal going to power plants needed to keep the electricity going will have to be rerouted to rail for some distance, and it would also close down the critical German chemical industry (BASF is just upstream from the key shallow point). So, if the drought doesn't let up, German industry may already be shut down before a gas shortage kicks in.
Agsuffering@bulaw said:
Nobody has mentioned that the US Navy could be the ultimate protection racket. In fact, we ought to start using black ops pirates to intercept Iranian oil. Could starve the Iranians and Chinese into submission in a matter of months.
Everyone wants to say how many ships and sailors the PLN has. Cool, but talk to me after they win a few engagements. They bootleg mediocre Russian hardware.
Really a shame Trump is not in office. He would be twisting it in the Germans until the blade broke off.