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280 comments on Cyclone Gonu Thread 2-Muscat and Bandar Abbas now in the projected path of Gonu (updated at 8p EDT)

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Cid Yama on June 5, 2007 - 11:50am

A shipping agent told Reuters Oman's Sur export terminal, which handles 10 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas exports had been closed because of the storm and the Mina al Fahal oil terminal, that ships all Oman's 650,000 barrels per day of oil exports, was likely to shut soon.

http://www.gulf-news.com/region/Oman/10130181.html

http://www.gulf-news.com/region/Oman/10130208.html

http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070605-075542-4263r

http://www.gulf-news.com/nation/Environment/10130195.html

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SpeedEBikes on June 6, 2007 - 1:18am

Does anybody know what is the nature of the oil likely to be lost to the market if the Mina al Fahal terminal suffers severe damage? ie light/heavy, sweet/sour? Is this premium oil that will be sorely missed?

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