We have all heard that saying: 'Where there is that much smoke, there has to be some fire." We have a fascinating story developing this morning out of Russia. Kremlin authorities have disclosed that a major fire has broken out at the Druzba Oil Depot in the Russian city of Bryansk.
All sorts of wild conspiracy theories are
floating around including:
1) A
20-person British Special Air Services team attacked the oil complex.
2) Ukrainian
missiles struck the oil storage complex.
3) Ukrainian
special operations forces attacked the plant.
I was raised in Houston, Texas. It is a
city surrounded by oil refineries and petrochemical plants. Fires and
explosions happened from time to time. I do not remember an incident where
actual sabotage was involved. Causes of such tragedies included:
1) Human
errors by plant operators.
2)
Maintenance procedures not being followed.
3) Safety
systems wearing out and not being replaced.
4) Flukes of
nature like a lightning strike.
We will have to wait for the investigation
that will follow before we draw any conclusions. If you're sitting in Europe
right now, this is not good news for you. This complex is part of the oil
pipeline that supplies oil and natural gas to European countries.
Were this pipeline to be cut, Russian oil
and natural gas shipments to Europe would stop. Who knows if the Nordstream 2
pipeline could be brought online to replace the loss of this source of oil and
gas? Here is a fascinating link if you want to go in-depth:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1600623/russia-news-druzhba-oil-pipeline-fire-ukraine-eu-energy-germany-austria-hungary
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