its funny that nobody ever mentions the existence of this pipeline
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@bquirky they don't because it's not very significant, methinks. It can transfer roughly two tankers worth of oil per day which doesn't do much to help the situation nowadays and on top of that, it does jack shit for Kuwait and Iraq.
@ThatCrazyDude As of March 2026, the Saudi Aramco East-West Pipeline (Petroline) has a maximum capacity of 7 million barrels per day (bpd),
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Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), which typically holds 200,000 to 320,000 DWT
so that's 23 VLCC tankers a day..
its not nothing..
@bquirky you're confusing small coastal tankers and VLCCs. An average VLCC has the capacity of roughly 2 million barrels
@ThatCrazyDude i confused tons with barrels, thats alot of oil
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5@bquirky well, in any case, even at the maximum capacity, can transfer only a fraction of what normally leaves the gulf, so wile it can help a bit, it won't make a dent a dent in the global shortage. And also, it only transfer oil from one coast of the Saud Arabia to the other. Most of the gulf is still fucked. Also, it's a pipe. One missile strike and it's out of action
@ThatCrazyDude @bquirky
If Iran really wanted to cripple the middle east all they'd need to do is strike the desalination plants in each adjacent country. That would be nigh on a total genocide. It's a wonder they haven't done that yet, but I wouldn't rule it out if they get pushed too far.
If Iran really wanted to cripple the middle east all they'd need to do is strike the desalination plants in each adjacent country. That would be nigh on a total genocide. It's a wonder they haven't done that yet, but I wouldn't rule it out if they get pushed too far.
@toiletpaper @ThatCrazyDude didnt they aready do that.. ?
i think it realy is true that they are rapidly loosing there ability to get missles off. the us really is pretty good at finding shit to blow up and blowing it up. you have to give them that. there will always be a few shihads left in someone's garage but there not going to do terminal damage to anything.
if i where them id have have underwater drones creeping about. like a lot of them. better than speed boats
@bquirky @ThatCrazyDude
Afaik the only one hit was Qeshm Island in Iran, and the strike was by the US. I think there was a plant in Bahrain which got drone struck, but without affecting production.
Afaik the only one hit was Qeshm Island in Iran, and the strike was by the US. I think there was a plant in Bahrain which got drone struck, but without affecting production.
@bquirky @ThatCrazyDude
Tbh, if Iran ends up losing the war without turning Israel into a smoking glass crater first, I'll be pretty disappointed. I'm no bigger a fan of Islamic extremism either, but most Iranians are barely Muslim when push comes to shove. They had it forced on them because of US interference since the CIA coup against Mossadegh in 1953. Originally they were a secular democracy, and all the Iranians I know personally still act like they are and have a pretty heavy disdain for Islam.
Tbh, if Iran ends up losing the war without turning Israel into a smoking glass crater first, I'll be pretty disappointed. I'm no bigger a fan of Islamic extremism either, but most Iranians are barely Muslim when push comes to shove. They had it forced on them because of US interference since the CIA coup against Mossadegh in 1953. Originally they were a secular democracy, and all the Iranians I know personally still act like they are and have a pretty heavy disdain for Islam.