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Gunning the Oil Market

The Macabees
31-01-2005, 06:37
OOC: Sorry, a bit bored.

Reference Threads
The Formation Of OPEC (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=375984)

IC:
With the recent formation of another OPEC, consequently another organization designed to monopolize the petroleum industry and control its prices to control world politics Jonach I was not pleased, and he was increasingly ready to flex his military muscles - in fact, desperate. This, although a very politically stupid reason, was the perfect reason to go to war with the situation inside the Macabee Empire at hand - the people were screaming to show off the country's power.

However, instead of jumping the gun, Catalan would first bring this to a heated international crisis, attempting to "win" through words, not through armies. Should the international crisis grow to where Catalan was forced to bring in the newfound power of the Empire then he would not hesitate to do so. For now, though, it was all talk and no game.

So, he publicly threatened OPEC with war should they not immediately disband. He was aware that the Parthians was a member of OPEC, and that the Parthians was an ally of several nations that the Empire wanted to develope strong ties to, but he couldn't resist, and if the Parthians was to publicly oppose him the entire situation could just as well rot. However, the wheels of Macabee agression were spinning faster and faster, and he just could not control public urge to war OPEC - especially with so many political 'false prophets' yelling murder in the streets.

So, he soon sent a databurst to all governments in the OPEC agreement stating the following points:

The immediate disbanding of OPEC.
A record oil deal with the Empire.


He knew that at least the first term would not be agreed to, and thus he preapred for the unavoidable war over oil...