ISIS Attacks On Libyan Oil Facilities Visible from Space
Submitted by Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
ISIS militants in Libya continue to attack key oil infrastructure in the country.
The two large oil export terminals at Es Sider and Ras Lanuf came under ISIS attacks on January 4-6. Some oil storage tanks exploded after suffering damage from machine gun fire.
NASA just published some shocking photos that clearly show the smoke plumes from the oil storage tanks are visible by satellite. The smoke blew east and northeast, blanketing Libya’s Mediterranean Coast. News reports suggest that at least five oil storage tanks are burning, each thought to have the capacity to hold 420,000 to 460,000 barrels of oil. Four of them are located at Es Sider and one at Ras Lanuf.
A spokesperson for the National Oil Company in Libya said that seven storage tanks were burning.
The attacks came as the oil company issued a “cry for help” on its website, calling on the Libyan people “of this homeland to hurry to rescue what is left from our resources before it is too late.”
Libya’s rival governing factions have taken steps to patch up their differences, signing a UN-backed power-sharing agreement in December. The attacks from ISIS threaten to inflict lasting damage on the heart of Libya’s economy: its oil infrastructure.
Take a look at the stunning NASA images below:
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For the full backstory on ISIS and Libya's oil infrastructure, see here
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Sorry, but it would take too long for the U.S. to re-target their weapons from the 'evil' Gaddahfi army troops to the 'CIA-friendly' ISIS freedom fighters.
Everything is visible from space, they can read a book over your shoulder. These are merely low quality images from space.
Fuck the Traitorous Libyans who bowed down to the ZATO scum. Let them all burn.
Allahu Akbar Mother Fuckers
Of course you're right, that was the beginning of the end. Qaddafi smearing it up with them and heeling, or pretending to heel. Dumb move, guy.
How's that all working for the Cunning Runt. Great leagacy there, bitch!
Er, where is the environmentalist outrage? Too busy listening to Hillary's babbling?
The outrage is right here.
No.
Wikipedia says Hillary, after being hired by Walmart to be a Board member, pushed Walmart to adopt more environmentalist policies. Sounds okay to me. I think killing Gaddafi was very bad for the environment, though, and I think making war on Assad is very bad for the environment.
Saudis taking competitors' supply offline by any means.
Norks should trade Nukes-for-Oil with Iran.
HillaZilla - destroyer of worlds...and this piece of shit is running for president?...
Putin; a little hand here...
why would he?
Putin and Assad could offer humanitarian assistance to the Libyan Peoples.
Paging the EPA!
First pic looks PS to be honest.....fishy details in smoke and the way it's incorporated into the picture, idk....
PS: unidentified planes bombing ISIS in Libya, Libyans themselves claim it's French planes bombing Sirte & Bin Jawad
Italian ships infront of Libyan coast for months now, reconaissance overflights for months also now, 6000 Italian and 1000 UK soldiers are supposedly preparing for boots on the ground.
All you need to say is that your oil fields are in danger like Libyan National Council did a few days ago and immediately there's a coalition of the willing. :D
Globalists, intentionally flaring.
A virtual depiction of a collective fart from the 1%.
NASA BREAKING NEWS: Effects of US foreign policies visible from space.
Cape Canaveral's been shooting up an assload of military satellites these past few years. I stopped counting after a while, and now whenever I hear a loud explosion I don't think "Wow what just blew up?", but "Oh, NASA.."
Whenever they tell us they can't confirm something with satellite detail I think of these weekly NASA explosions and just smh.
A little secret from Scooby. They can confirm how many hair follicles that you have on your head even on cloudy days.
BTW - the 0.01% want off this rock.
They know it's a dead end.
I thought the French were going to get to run Libya. Where are they?
Busy in Syria like everyone else.
they did not have enough pastry chefs for the deployment
No wonder the aliens don't want to stop and say hello.
Obama and Hillary own Libya, let them solve the problem.
This is an interesting development. ISIS has not been destroying oil infrastructure before now. They have been taking it over and using it to make money. What is their motivation for destroying Libyan oil infrastructure? Who are they working for?
<-- All this due to retardObamma
"But at this point, senator, what difference does it make?" Your new presi-psycho-dent, Hillary Clinton.
All CIA bullshit. All wars are banker wars!http://v-a-c-t.jimdo.com/