French intelligence on Libya
The Libyan National Oil Company website - like the internet in Libya generally - is down.
Below I have copied a section (from the Google Cache) on relationships with Total - the Paris based oil major. It is clear that Total is thick with the Gadaffi regime.
So it comes as a big surprise to see Total (ahem the French Government) recognizing the Libyan rebels as a legitimate nation and exchanging ambassadors. France does not sell arms to rebels or terrorists. Recognition of the rebels as a nation is a basis for supplying them weapons.
France has gone further and is the major proponent of a no-fly zone. It has also advocated bombing Libya.
Given the very substantial French oil interests in Libya it is absurd to think that Sarkozy (first and foremost a French Nationalist) did this without either the tacit acceptance of Total or without Total's interests in mind.
France is not keen to go to war (even with jets and no casualties) in support of American oil companies. They think differently about their own oil companies.
Anyway I think we can conclude that Total (ahem the French Government) has a very different view of the outcome in Libya to that which I am getting in American and Australian media. Moreover given the very strong presence of Total in North Africa I suspect their intelligence is better than the CIA and far better than (say) the New York Times.
Just noting.
Also noting that Britain is joining the French in calling for EU recognition. Maybe BP
also has a few tricks up their sleeve.
John
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Cache of the website of the Libyan National Oil Company
Below I have copied a section (from the Google Cache) on relationships with Total - the Paris based oil major. It is clear that Total is thick with the Gadaffi regime.
So it comes as a big surprise to see Total (ahem the French Government) recognizing the Libyan rebels as a legitimate nation and exchanging ambassadors. France does not sell arms to rebels or terrorists. Recognition of the rebels as a nation is a basis for supplying them weapons.
France has gone further and is the major proponent of a no-fly zone. It has also advocated bombing Libya.
Given the very substantial French oil interests in Libya it is absurd to think that Sarkozy (first and foremost a French Nationalist) did this without either the tacit acceptance of Total or without Total's interests in mind.
France is not keen to go to war (even with jets and no casualties) in support of American oil companies. They think differently about their own oil companies.
Anyway I think we can conclude that Total (ahem the French Government) has a very different view of the outcome in Libya to that which I am getting in American and Australian media. Moreover given the very strong presence of Total in North Africa I suspect their intelligence is better than the CIA and far better than (say) the New York Times.
Just noting.
Also noting that Britain is joining the French in calling for EU recognition. Maybe BP
also has a few tricks up their sleeve.John
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Cache of the website of the Libyan National Oil Company
7 | نبذة عن الشركة وطبيعة نشاطها محليا:- توتال للاستكشاف والإنتاج ليبيا تعتبر شركة توتال متواجدة في ليبيا منذ 50 سنة. واليوم شركة توتال للاستكشاف والإنتاج ليبيا إحدى الشركات المتعاقدة مع المؤسسة الوطنية للنفط في العديد من المشاريع، أهمها تطوير حقل المبروك الواقع شرق خليج سرت، حقل الجرف في البحر الواقع بقرب من الحدود التونسية. كلا المشروعان يتم تنفيذها مع الشركة الأخت شركة توتال للنفط ليبيا ( سي. بي.تي.ال). وقعت شركة توتال للاستكشاف والإنتاج اتفاقية استكشاف وإنتاج مع المؤسسة الوطنية للنفط بمنطقة A42 في سيرنايكة (شحات)، وبمنطقتي NC191-192بحوض مرزق ومناطق سرت. شركة توتال شريك في NC115- NC186- NC187 و NC190 والمشغلة من قبل شركة ريبسول في حوض مرزق. | Company profile and its local activity Total EP Libya Total has been present in Libya for the past 50 years. Today, Total E&P Libye is in partnership with the National Oil Corporation on a number of projects, among which the development of the Mabruk field in the East Libyan Basin of Sirt, and the Al Jurf field at sea, next to the Tunisian border. Both these projects are operated by a sister company, Compagnie des Pétrole Total Libye (CPTL). Total E&P Libye signed with NOC exploration and production agreements on the area A42 in Cyrenaica, as well as on the areas NC191-192 in the Murzuk and Sirte regions. Total is a partner on the block NC115, and blocks NC186, NC187 and NC190, operated by Repsol in the Murzuk basin. | 7 |
8 | نبذة عن نشاط الشركة دوليا:- توتال شركة مساهمة توتال شركة طاقة متعددة الجنسيات فعالة في الاكتشاف والمبادرة لتلبية احتياجات الطاقة البشرية. تحتل شركة توتال المرتبة الرابعة بدراجة عالمية على مستوى الرأي العام التجاري في المنتجات الكيميائية، الزيت والغاز، وتعمل في أكثر من 130 دولة ولديها أكثر من 95,000 موظف من جنسيات مختلفة. بالإضافة إلى إدارة أعملنا حسب أعلى مستويات السلوك المهني، نحافظ على الالتزام وبالشفافية والحوار. إستراتجيتنا مكرسه لمواجهة التحديات في جميع أعمالنا عند تطور المصادر الطبيعية، حماية البيئية، اندماج عملياتنا في الثقافات البلدان المستضيفة والحوار مع المجتمع المدني.والاحترام للآخرين | Company international activity profile:- TOTAL SA Total is a multinational energy company committed to leveraging innovation and initiative to provide a sustainable response to humankind’s energy requirements. The fourth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company and a world-class chemicals manufacturer, Total operates in more than 130 countries and has over 95, 000 employees. In addition to conducting our business according to the highest standards of professional behavior, we maintain an ongoing commitment to transparency dialogue and respect for others. We are strategically dedicated to meeting the challenges faced by all our businesses when developing natural resources, protecting the environment, integrating our operations into host country cultures, and dialoguing with civil society. | 8 |
8 | نبذة عن نشاط الشركة دوليا:- توتال شركة مساهمة توتال شركة طاقة متعددة الجنسيات فعالة في الاكتشاف والمبادرة لتلبية احتياجات الطاقة البشرية. تحتل شركة توتال المرتبة الرابعة بدراجة عالمية على مستوى الرأي العام التجاري في المنتجات الكيميائية، الزيت والغاز، وتعمل في أكثر من 130 دولة ولديها أكثر من 95,000 موظف من جنسيات مختلفة. بالإضافة إلى إدارة أعملنا حسب أعلى مستويات السلوك المهني، نحافظ على الالتزام وبالشفافية والحوار. إستراتجيتنا مكرسه لمواجهة التحديات في جميع أعمالنا عند تطور المصادر الطبيعية، حماية البيئية، اندماج عملياتنا في الثقافات البلدان المستضيفة والحوار مع المجتمع المدني.والاحترام للآخرين | Company international activity profile:- TOTAL SA Total is a multinational energy company committed to leveraging innovation and initiative to provide a sustainable response to humankind’s energy requirements. The fourth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company and a world-class chemicals manufacturer, Total operates in more than 130 countries and has over 95, 000 employees. In addition to conducting our business according to the highest standards of professional behavior, we maintain an ongoing commitment to transparency dialogue and respect for others. We are strategically dedicated to meeting the challenges faced by all our businesses when developing natural resources, protecting the environment, integrating our operations into host country cultures, and dialoguing with civil society. | 8 |
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