European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. May 29, 1907 the stars and stripes Page 3 experts look to pipelines saudi reserves in Oil crisis iraqi attack on  Stark by the . Times new York despite i hair substantial Reliance on Oil from countries bordering the persian Gulf the world s Industrial Powers probably would not immediately experience serious Supply problems if ships Sud Denly were unable to carry crude Oil through the Gulf Energy Industry experts said. An increasing amount of the Oil exported from the Region is shipped through pipelines to the red and Mediterranean seas the experts pointed out wednes Day. In addition saudi Arabia the largest or the persian Gulf producers has stockpiled millions of barrels of crude Oil in floating storage around the world. It could draw on these stocks 10 meet Short term demand if a disruption of Gulf supplies occurred. Last Winter the saudis were said to have about 60 million barrels in floating storage. The experts said however that significant military activity in Gulf Waters could threaten the Region s nor Mal flow of Oil if it led to military strikes inside the area s key Oil producers saudi Arabia Kuwait and the United Arab emirates. An official of a leading . Oil company said she seven year Iran Iraq War has been watched by Oil experts chiefly because of the fear thai in could spread to these key countries and disrupt Oil production. John a Lichtblau president of the Petroleum Industry research foundation an Oil Industry group agreed. He added that absent any major military activity in the Gulf Oil coming out of the Gulf won t be threatened merely by increased tensions in the area. Lichtblau said crude Oil supplies from the persian Gulf have been fully adequate throughout the Iran Iraq conflict. In fact he said the reason crude Oil prices plunged from nearly $30 a barrel to less than 110 last year was that the problem of the organization of Petroleum exporting countries became just the  he said there s been too much Oil coming out of the Gulf in recent  increased use of pipelines also has muted con Cern about a cutoff of shipping. Although virtually nil of Iran s exports Are shipped through the persian Gulf Iraq sends nearly All of its 1.7 million barrels a Day through a pipeline to the red sea at Yanbul saudi Arabia and through another to the Mediterranean and Orthol Turkey. Meanwhile the amount of Oil shipped from Gulf countries through the Strait of Hormuz has men from about 7 million barrels ,1 Day in 1984 to considerably less than 4 million barrels. Nonetheless Lichtblau and others interviewed said the threat of a military flare up in the persian Gulf is a continual source of  in the Gulf supplied Japan with 56 per cent or about 2,5 million barrels a Day of its crude Oil imports last year. Western Europe s imports from the Region amounted to 27 percent of the Region s total imports or about 3.2 million barrels a Day. In addition to saudi Arabia Kuwait and the unit Darab emirates each of whose official production quo tas Range from 900,000 barrels to 4.3 million barrels Aday Iran and Iraq Are leading producers. Qatar although not significant far its production volume is important because of its alliances with Kuwait and saudi Arabia requiring those countries to respond if Qatar is attacked. However several studies on the condition of . Oil Industry including one by the Federal govern ment said that last year s lower crude Oil prices were driving Domestic Oil drillers out of business and in creasing the country s dependence on imports to a Fuff for to Toai  slur n pirated ourt. Fei North anal at Crater Doe mum vim Mio Start on pet Sitka near a eng Quarton King monday  he and kit and to Tow  in nip Lahm Start in Tow and Wadi Tor port 01 in Sext i Bahrain if or . Oss stalk in run tip patrol sunday with third o Crow of Landing watch iraqi Ishur Mia a risible co Lrtil War on . Sep Lola iraqi elitism Warp Lim toward 0� St Bra and add Les. . A f 0 09 Fighier Loc Fca radar on sink Slark sends 2 Wam Inaa to Ajr Crall thai i is  is a worrisome  Federal study warned that even under a Best Case Outlook the country s level of imports is Likely to reach 48 percent by 199$, about 10 percentage Points higher than during the 1979 Oil Shock. For february the latest data available 16.1 percent of the 5.9 million barrels a Day of Petroleum imports into the United slates came from the persian Gulf. In february 1986, the Gulf countries provided 13.5 per cent of the nation s total Petroleum imports of 4,9 million barrel a Day. . Warship threatened Airliner iranian claims Nicosia. Cyprus a a .warship forced an iranian passenger plane to change course Over the persian Gulf near Bahrain two Days ago an Ira Nian airline official claimed thursday. The official reached in Tehran Iran by Telephone from Nicosia said the ship threatened an Iran air passenger plane flying Between Doha Qatar and Shiraz in Southern Iran on tuesday an ordered the Pilot to change his flight  the official who refused to give his name said that with the help of Bahrain air controllers the plane changed it course and took a different route to Doha. The iranian report came at a time of increased . Military involvement in the persian Gulf following the May 17attack on the . Frigate Stark by an iraqi plane. Thirty seven american sail ors were killed when the Start was hit by a missile so Miles from Bahrain. In Washington Iran s ambassador tothe United nations accused the United states of looking for trouble by step Ping up its military presence in the per Sian Gulf. Ambassador said Ramaie Khorasani in an interview with abcs today show also claimed that american naval planes intercepted an iranian passenger plane on tuesday. It was not Clear Ifko Rassuli and the iranian official in Tehran were talking about the same Inci Dent. Pentagon officials discounted Khoras Sani s claim and said the Only . Naval planes flying in the Gulf Region Are radar surveillance planes incapable of intercepting planes. Liberian registered Tanker hits mine in persian Gulf Manama Bahrain a a liberian registered Tanker Hii a mine inthe fenian Gulf wednesday not far from where a soviet Tanker was dam aged earlier this month by an explosive device shipping executives said. The 276,424-ton Primrose had taken a Load of kuwaiti Oil an started its trip southward when it hit the mine 20 Miles from Kuwait the executives said. The Tanker turned Back toward Kuwait for a Survey of minor damage said the executives who spoke on condition they not be identified fur ther. Both Iran and Iraq have mine parts of the persian Gulf in an Effort to disrupt each other s shipping. The mines sometimes Drift South from the War zone. Iran has also targeted vessels sail ing to and from Kuwait accusing that Arab nation of backing Iraq in the 6 a year old conflict. The soviet ship damaged car incr this month the 67,980-ton marshal Chulkov was the first of three soviet tankers chartered by Kuwait to help transport its crude Oil shipments through War troubled persian Gulf Waters. The Tanker hit a floating mine at a Point about 35 Miles from Kuwait. At a news briefing in Moscow tuesday foreign ministry spokes Man Yuro Gremi Iskiah called for urgent and effective International action to prevent further attacks on shipping in the persian Gulf. Irish approve closer ties to common Market Dublin Ireland up Irish voters approved a constitutional referendum to forge closer lies Between Ireland and the rest of the common Market by More than a 2-to-l margin poll results showed wednesday. The overwhelming result demonstrates that the Irish people Are fully committed to the european Community and will fully participate in its future development declared prime minister Charles Haughey. Spearheading the referendum Campaign. Haughey had warned that without approval Ireland faced eco nomic catastrophe and possible withdrawal from the common Market. He scoffed at claims by opponents ii would push the Neutral nation into nato with All the votes counted polling officials said 70 percent of the voters had opted in favor and 30 percent against tuesday s constitutional referendum on Forg ing closer economic and foreign policy lies with the 12-member european Community. Approval was especially Strong among Farmers who get most of the j 1.5 billion Ireland receives each year in european Community social and agricultural Aid. The ii other european Community members which Are nato members already had ratified the single european act aimed at promoting a More United Europe and removing All internal Trade barriers by 1992. But the act could not take effect within the rest of the common Market until Ireland ratified it. The Irish parliament ratified the act last year. But an opponent sued saying the measure violated ire land s Constitution. In april inc Irish supreme court ruled against the government. The referendum asked voters to make passage of the act and its provisions constitutional erasing any Legal objections to it. Election officials said less than half of the nation s 2.4 million voters turned Oul for tuesday s vote and haughty attributed the Low turnout to apathy and con fusion Over opponents claims. Haughey backed by the two main opposition Par ties had warned a rejection could eventually Force Ireland out of the european Community and mortally damage prospects of economic recovery in the nation already suffering from 19 percent unemployment. But referendum opponents a coalition of peace activists labor unions and anti abortionists had warned closer integration with the Community would push Neutral Ireland into nato pressure the roman Catholic nation to allow abortion and Hood the nation with cheap imports. Haughey however had warned a no Vole would drive european investments front Ireland Cost thou Sands of More jobs and eventually Lead to Ireland s departure from the Community which it joined in 1972. It now receives the most per capita in european Community Aid of the 12 members. Haughey branded As utterly false opponents claims that increasing foreign policy and political co operation would infringe upon Ireland s sovereignty and neutrality drive in into nato and Lead to legalized abortion