His opposition stemmed partly from the valid argument that they impose real hardship on Iranians, but also from the very dubious claim that they make war more likely, and from the legally ridiculous assertion that western use of financial tools to
block oil sales «is a financial blockade, and blockades are acts of war.»
Not exact matches
An
oil and gas lease
sale allows qualified bidders to compete for exclusive rights to explore
blocks in federal waters off Alaska.
`' Mr. Freddie Blay, the Acting Chairman of the NPP is the Board Chairman of GNPC and the GNPC has announced the
sale of some nine new
oil blocks.
But Baghdad is
blocking those
sales, saying only it has the right to sell Iraqi
oil.
LCIA arbitration concerning the
sale of shares in offshore West African
oil and gas
blocks and the conduct of the Operator of the
block prior to the
sale.