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...clarify the statement in your story on the tanker collision [Feb. 1] that "the Standard tankers had no pilots...
...Japan of 91% and the U.S. of 18%. Last week talks between the companies and six Persian Gulf members of OPEC broke down, precipitating the most serious international oil scare in years. Western government and oil-company officials nervously pored over refinery records, maps of tanker routes and intelligence reports from their agents afield to determine how much oil they had on hand -and where they could get more...
...fundamental change in the oil business. Companies used to be able to play off one country against the other by shopping around for their oil. But after the Suez Canal was closed in 1967 and the Trans-Arabian Pipeline was ruptured for eight months, demand for space in tankers rocketed and distance from markets became crucial. OPEC members, many of which are a short trip by tanker from the heart of Europe, sense that power is now in their hands, and they are taking advantage of the turnabout to settle some old scores. They argue that posted prices-the generally...
Witness the case of Mobil Oil Co. A London-based subsidiary, Mobil Marine Services, sent a letter to ships' chandlers, ordering them not to supply Mobil tankers with "any products of Israeli origin, or seeming to have Israeli or Jewish connections." Mobil's caution stems from the fact that the boycott has been intensified of late by the fanatically anti-Israel government of Libya. Whenever a tanker enters a Libyan port, it is searched. If there is anything aboard that has been made or grown in Israel, the owner of the ship is fined or the vessel...
...precaution against such an electrical buildup, some tankers now carry inert gases, like nitrogen, in their empty tanks, but that is an expensive technique. As an alternative. Pierce suggests using chemicals that would prevent the buildup of a dangerous charge, and monitoring the tanks with electrical sensors. Some action is clearly necessary. There are about 4,000 tankers at sea, and shippers are ordering construction of even larger ones to increase their profits. The bigger the tanker, the greater the potential for explosion-an unfortunate example of more bang for the buck...