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Does all our fuel come from Libya?

Why with the unrest in the middle east does it need to go up?

or is this just another excuse for bigger profits to everyone in the industry?
 

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£2 per liter ?

1. No , Libya only supplies about 2% of oil used by Europe
2. More than likely
3. Can't say yes or no .. but read article


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-05/u-k-s-duncan-says-oil-prices-could-surge-to-250-times-reports.html


U.K.’s Duncan Says Oil Prices Could Surge to $250, Times Reports
By Sarah Shannon - Mar 5, 2011 8:23 AM GMT+0000

Oil prices could surge to as much as $250 a barrel if terrorists attack oil tankers and reserves in Libya and the Middle East, Britain’s International Development Minister Alan Duncan, a former oil trader, told the Times.

Such a gain in the oil price would cause a “serious spike” in [HI]fuel prices to about 2 pounds ($3.25) per liter,[/HI] Duncan said in an interview in the London-based Times newspaper.
 
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Cant see why we don't go and take it all off the pesky A rabs:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Our guns are bigger than their guns:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 

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I don't know but at this rate it will be cheaper to holiday in 5* hotels than MHs.
I think it has been for some years Brian.
When you take into account...
Initial purchase cost.
Depreciation.
Insurance.
Road fund.
MOT.
Maintenance.
Fuel.
Campsite fees,of which Benidorm is now charging £400 per month to park your own van:Doh:
Then ferry costs.
Motorhoming is no longer a poor mans holiday,I could live my life out in a hotel in Thailand for what it costs to run my motorhomes.:Doh:
 
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I read somewhere that Libya produces only 2% of the worlds oil but this amounts to 50% of the surplus over and above actual usage. The worry is things may spread and/or terrorists take out some other production or transportation services. All this is why the price is going up.

Karl
 
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I could live my life out in a hotel in Thailand for what it costs to run my motorhomes.:Doh:

Yes and never be short of company, few months and you'd be worn out Dave:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

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Wooop Wooop....What a way to go:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
The idea is not to go gracefully from this world into the next...but go slipping and sliding shouting "that was one hell of a ride"::bigsmile:::bigsmile:::bigsmile:
 
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It appears that any unrest anywhere in the world shoves fuel prices up. When the unrest is settled, the price stays high. Methinks a con.
Has anyone seen the vast tankers sitting off Gibraltar waiting for the price of fuel to rise?

Craig
 

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