Yes...this is a tad odd.

Oil is down as well today...expected at least a small movement up, given that no one truly knows the impact yet...ie. uncertainity.

But, nope...down 1.90 at the moment.

Does this mean they are going to be doubly surprized by this wednesday's weekly petroleum report?

The wells are generally offshore and therefore should be ok even if currently not in production. It would be the loading facilities onshore that would be down for damage, lack of power and workers. Either way, the impact would be similar for the near future.

Hello Leanan,

Yep, it is sure hard to find detailed FF-info down Mexico way. A quick PEMEX google only brought back this:

http://www.mexidata.info/id1601.html
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Pemex and Mexico Could Be Drowning in a Sea of Oil
Monday, November 5, 2007

Recently Pemex’s outdated infrastructure was severely damaged by heavy storms in the southern states of Tabasco and Campeche, where the larger part of oil is presently being extracted. The storm caused total havoc by disabling two oil platforms, resulting in the death of 26 workers who could not evacuate because of inoperative escape pods. The squall also shut down the three main tanker shipping ports, impeding the exportation of millions of barrels of crude oil.
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Obviously, the Mexican national priority is currently focused on saving lives, but if the FF-spiderwebs are badly tattered and difficult to repair: many more lives will eventually be lost. An example of this would be transport-fuel shortages so bad that the govt couldn't move essential food, bottled water, and medicine to the devastated areas.

I hope we can find more detailed PEMEX info soon, but maybe it is now a matter of national security; the data is purposely being suppressed to keep people from really freaking out at what might be happening soon. Who knows?

Bob Shaw in Phx,Az Are Humans Smarter than Yeast?

91L is aiming at them again. Hopefully it will burn out over Honduras and Nicaragua.

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200791_model.html

More water would be bad at this point.

"A 10in (25cm) natural gas pipeline sprung a leak after flooding apparently washed away soil underneath it, but it was unclear if other facilities operated by the state-run Petroleos Mexicanos were damaged."

http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=WORLD&jp=mhmheysnkfau&d=2007-11-02

Tabasco is the NOGC of Mexico.

Mexico's exports go to zero in 5 years anyway.

This is the most censored story right now in America.

Pakistan running a close second.

From your Pakistan article:

In analysing a crisis of this kind, one should always bear in mind that nothing difficult happens unless there is a real pressure for it to happen. General Musharraf would not have instituted the state of emergency if there had been no Islamic militants.

Chuck Prince would not contemplate resignation unless the bank had lost a great deal of money. The oil price would not be more than $90 a barrel if there were no shortage and no threat of war. Gold would not be above $800 an ounce if people trusted the dollar. Real events force painful decisions to be made."

Carolyn Baker:

"Collapse is a multi-faceted word which I frequently use in my writing and speaking. It is important to use the word and not resist it because the entire construct of civilization is collapsing in front of our eyes. For example, the U.S. has not "entered a recession" but rather the first stages of global economic collapse. Our public schools are not merely turning out undereducated students, the entire educational system is collapsing. It's not that energy depletion will make it more difficult to "grow our economy," but rather that in reality, growth is over! Although we refuse to recognize our limits on planet earth, planet earth is setting limits whether we like it or not. As James Howard Kunstler says in "Escape From Suburbia" in response to Dick Cheney's maxim that "The American way of life is not negotiable," if we refuse to negotiate our way of life, then energy depletion will make sure that we get a new negotiating partner called "reality."

When we refuse to accept the fact of collapse, we armor ourselves from endless opportunities for personal and community growth. Perhaps other collapse watchers would prefer not to hear about "opportunities" inherent in collapse, but I feel compelled to name them! "

Thanx for your Good Work, Leanan!

Keep 'em comin.

James

Arkansaw of Samuel L Clemens