HALLIBURTON BRIBES, LOOTS ... AND MAKES A "HEALTHY PROFIT"

In rec.food.cooking Tarver Engineering wrote:

As opposed to letting the work to Schlumberger; get a clue.

The Iraqi people managed their oil refineries quite well before
Halliburton arrived on the scene. There are also other companies
that could do the same work such as Bechtel and probably some
foreign companies as well.

A no-bid contract with a company who's former head just happens
to be one of the most powerful men in Washington and who is still
on the payroll doesn't bother you at all? If so, I have a bridge
in New York City to sell you.

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In rec.food.cooking Tarver Engineering wrote:

As opposed to letting the work to Schlumberger; get a clue.

The Iraqi people managed their oil refineries quite well before
Halliburton arrived on the scene.

Total managed the Iraqi's oil before the US got there and the aquifer shows
the French abused the fields.

There are also other companies
that could do the same work such as Bechtel and probably some
foreign companies as well.

Bectel is already in Iraq, repairing the electric inferstructure.

Bectel is not an oil field service company.

A no-bid contract with a company who's former head just happens
to be one of the most powerful men in Washington and who is still
on the payroll doesn't bother you at all?

Better Halliburton than Schlumberger.

Didn't you undrerstand what $10 oil has done to oilfield service companies?

If so, I have a bridge in New York City to sell you.

You have a buttload of ignorance that only the stupid are buying.

Tarver Engineering writes
The Iraqi people managed their oil refineries quite well before
Halliburton arrived on the scene.

Total managed the Iraqi's oil before the US got there and the aquifer shows
the French abused the fields.

Interesting. Can you elaborate on this?

There are also other companies
that could do the same work such as Bechtel and probably some
foreign companies as well.

Bectel is already in Iraq, repairing the electric inferstructure.

You should put "repairing" in inverted commas.

A no-bid contract with a company who's former head just happens
to be one of the most powerful men in Washington and who is still
on the payroll doesn't bother you at all?

Better Halliburton than Schlumberger.

Why do you think Halliburton are any better than Schlumberger?

--
Simon Elliott
http://www.ctsn.co.uk/

"Simon Elliott" wrote in message
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Tarver Engineering writes
The Iraqi people managed their oil refineries quite well before
Halliburton arrived on the scene.

Total managed the Iraqi's oil before the US got there and the aquifer
shows
the French abused the fields.

Interesting. Can you elaborate on this?

The story was in the newsgroups a couple of weeks ago.

There are also other companies
that could do the same work such as Bechtel and probably some
foreign companies as well.

Bectel is already in Iraq, repairing the electric inferstructure.

You should put "repairing" in inverted commas.

Bechtel built the Iraqi electrical system in the first place.

A no-bid contract with a company who's former head just happens
to be one of the most powerful men in Washington and who is still
on the payroll doesn't bother you at all?

Better Halliburton than Schlumberger.

Why do you think Halliburton are any better than Schlumberger?

Schlumberger are French.

Tarver Engineering wrote:
"Simon Elliott" wrote in message
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Tarver Engineering writes

The Iraqi people managed their oil refineries quite well before
Halliburton arrived on the scene.

Total managed the Iraqi's oil before the US got there and the aquifer

shows

the French abused the fields.

Interesting. Can you elaborate on this?


The story was in the newsgroups a couple of weeks ago.


There are also other companies
that could do the same work such as Bechtel and probably some
foreign companies as well.

Bectel is already in Iraq, repairing the electric inferstructure.

You should put "repairing" in inverted commas.


Bechtel built the Iraqi electrical system in the first place.


A no-bid contract with a company who's former head just happens
to be one of the most powerful men in Washington and who is still
on the payroll doesn't bother you at all?

Better Halliburton than Schlumberger.

Why do you think Halliburton are any better than Schlumberger?


Schlumberger are French.




Q. When and where was Schlumberger incorporated?
A. November 6, 1956 in the Netherlands Antilles

Q. Is Schlumberger a Foreign Corporation?

A. Although Schlumberger is incorporated in the Netherlands Antilles,
Schlumberger is not treated as a "foreign private issuer" under US
securities laws and files the same public filings as other US public
companies.

http://www.slb.com/ir/faq.html

"noname" wrote in message
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Schlumberger are French.




Q. When and where was Schlumberger incorporated?
A. November 6, 1956 in the Netherlands Antilles

Q. Is Schlumberger a Foreign Corporation?

A. Although Schlumberger is incorporated in the Netherlands Antilles,
Schlumberger is not treated as a "foreign private issuer" under US
securities laws and files the same public filings as other US public
companies.

http://www.slb.com/ir/faq.html

Well of course the Schlumberger brothers would say that.

French they were and French they are, with Shell as their best friends. You
remember Shell, the company that delivered oil and refined products to Hanoi
Harbor throughout the Viet Nam War?

Tarver Engineering writes
Total managed the Iraqi's oil before the US got there and the aquifer
shows
the French abused the fields.

Interesting. Can you elaborate on this?

The story was in the newsgroups a couple of weeks ago.

A quick google search doesn't find anything. Can you give me some
pointers?

BTW, not all the oilfield services companies in Iraq were French. I
worked for an exploration company which was wholly owned by Raytheon,
which had some major contracts in Iraq in the 1980s.

There are also other companies
that could do the same work such as Bechtel and probably some
foreign companies as well.

Bectel is already in Iraq, repairing the electric inferstructure.

You should put "repairing" in inverted commas.

Bechtel built the Iraqi electrical system in the first place.

And have made a slow business of getting it back up and running.

A no-bid contract with a company who's former head just happens
to be one of the most powerful men in Washington and who is still
on the payroll doesn't bother you at all?

Better Halliburton than Schlumberger.

Why do you think Halliburton are any better than Schlumberger?

Schlumberger are French.

a) Schlumberger isn't French.

b) Even if they were, so what?
--
Simon Elliott
http://www.ctsn.co.uk/

"Simon Elliott" wrote in message
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Tarver Engineering writes
Total managed the Iraqi's oil before the US got there and the aquifer
shows
the French abused the fields.

Interesting. Can you elaborate on this?

The story was in the newsgroups a couple of weeks ago.

A quick google search doesn't find anything. Can you give me some
pointers?

I don't see the articles on google, but it was a "blame Bush" set of threads
on alt.politics.usa.republican.

BTW, not all the oilfield services companies in Iraq were French. I
worked for an exploration company which was wholly owned by Raytheon,
which had some major contracts in Iraq in the 1980s.

20 years is a long time ago.

Total has been the main supplier since Desert Storm.

Better Halliburton than Schlumberger.

Didn't you undrerstand what $10 oil has done to oilfield service companies?

If so, I have a bridge in New York City to sell you.

You have a buttload of ignorance that only the stupid are buying.

John, They dont seem to realize even what oil field services companies are, or
what they do. Probaly most of the people who criticize Halliburton, probably
think they own wells, and sell oil.

There really are only two companies with that kind of techinical expertise that
is needed, Halliburton and Schlumberger.
And if you need something done right now, rather than months from now, the only
choice is no bid contract. Once you do open up bids, you have to allow time to
publicize it, time to allow the bids to come in, then to study the bids, award
them, and deal with any appeals that come up.

Bidding for contracts is great if its a future need, but not an option when you
need something done immediately




Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter

"Ron" wrote in message
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Better Halliburton than Schlumberger.

Didn't you undrerstand what $10 oil has done to oilfield service companies?

If so, I have a bridge in New York City to sell you.

You have a buttload of ignorance that only the stupid are buying.

John, They dont seem to realize even what oil field services companies are, or
what they do. Probaly most of the people who criticize Halliburton, probably
think they own wells, and sell oil.

There really are only two companies with that kind of techinical expertise
that
is needed, Halliburton and Schlumberger.
And if you need something done right now, rather than months from now, the
only
choice is no bid contract. Once you do open up bids, you have to allow time
to
publicize it, time to allow the bids to come in, then to study the bids, award
them, and deal with any appeals that come up.

Bidding for contracts is great if its a future need, but not an option when
you
need something done immediately

I think the point is that before the war even started, we should have
anticipated that we were going to need certain services to be performed.
Surely, somebody could have devised a method of bidding for performance of those
services without tipping off our war plans. It doesn't seem so insoluble that
no-bid contracts were the only possibility.

George Z.