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November 19, 2024

Not sure if anyone is really following the whole OMV Vs Gazprom saga, but it's worth checking out just for a laugh. In a nutshell, after Nord Stream was attacked, and the eu started imposing sanctions on Russia, including ones which effected the ability of eu companies to buy Russian gas, supplies of gas from Gazprom to Austria's OMV were slowed, and for several days halted. Pretty standard stuff one would think, and certainly justification for a Force Majoure event.

But, given the fact that arbitration takes place at the Paris based ICC, Gazprom has been penalised and has to pay OMV 230 million euro in compensation. So, they have notified Gazprom that they won't be paying any more for gas and intend to offset the award against invoices for gas supplied to OMV by Gazprom. So, as one would, Gazprom cut the gas to OMV.

Now, everyone is freaking out because the same level of gas is still being sent into Europe, just not to OMV, as Gazprom has plenty of other buyers who will buy the extra gas that is now not going to OMV. So, OMV now has to pay a higher price to buy the same Russian gas off other resellers, and in fact Gazprom gets a better price for its gas, as gas prices have risen 7 percent on the fear in the market that the dispute will further interrupt supplies.

Talk about a bunch of stupid fuckers. Every time the EU, or the West in general do something, they are buggering themselves in the arse. It's funny to watch, but incredibly worrying. If these morons are this stupid, they could very easily walk us into a global nuclear war. Thank God President Putin is in charge in Russia, and Xi Xiping in China, as the only two adults in the room, they are all that stands between us and Armageddon.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/russia-austria-gas-dispute-stokes-fears-of-new-energy-crisis/a-70812604

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The most chaotic negotiations I can remember at a Great Power level - both on the Iran issue and on the Ukraine issue - have now ended in Geneva. The Iranians and the Ukrainians are furious at the way they were conducted - see Zelensky's splenetic interview with Axios - whilst the Russians (as always) maintain a disciplined silence.

I am totally unable to see the signs of 'progress' in either negotiation which some people - eg. Ben Aris, Anatole Lieven, in the case of the Ukraine talks - are seeing. On the contrary, it seems to me that the gulf between the sides if anything is widening.

As the Ukrainians are angrily saying, this was all a show put on for the benefit of Donald Trump, and there was nothing more to it than that.

War with Iran now looks to me all but certain, with Iran rehearsing the closure of the Straits of Hormuz. As for the Russians, they give impression of continuing work on their Spring offensive.

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A quick commentary on the "Piss Summit"
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My Fellow Duranianss.

Yes, it's happened again. I have been assaulted by a vicious Malware Bot Virus or whatever 911 Socks is and this thing is bad ! 

However I wanted to give you a "peace" of my mind concerning the "Piece" or piss, as Elensky calls it, as this thing fell to pieces before it even happened.

Coincidentally on the very SAME DAY  this crap happened Saudi Arabia DROPPED the US Petrodollar as a buying currency and NO ONE absolutely NO ONE is talking about this fact anywhere !!!

 

Hope to see you all asap.

 

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