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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 03:05:02 GMT
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- From: G <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
- Subject: Re: raison d'Somalia
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- Beginning in 1986, COnoco, along with Amoco, Chevron, Philips and, brief
- ly,
- SHell all sought and obtained exploration licenses for northern Somalia
- from Siad Barre's government. SOmalia was soon carved up into
- concessional blocks, with Conoco, Amoco, and Chevron winning the right t
- o
- explore and exploit the most promising ones.
-
- I wonder how many papers have carried this story?
-
- That info was on alt.conspiracy a month or so back. Of course any time I
- mention anything off that group, Frank pooh-poohs it as a refuge of
- nutters...
-
- G
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