European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 13-/ 1990 the stars and stripes aaa crisis in the Gulf Oil supplies pumped Back up a for now by the Washington Post. Washington a were protecting Oil supplies the sole reason Tjie United states and its allies sent troops to confront Iraq the conflict would he Over. Mission accomplished. Oil is plentiful once again. Reports by the Energy department the International Energy age Icv and several private firms show that world Oil producers have More than made up the 4.3 million barrels of daily Supply that formerly came from Iraq and Kuwait. The world is producing at least As much As it consumes and . Stocks of Oil and refined products Are near Normal Levels for this time of year. Millions of barrels of unsold Low Quality Oil Are floating in tankers in the Atlantic waiting for buyers analysts said. But these reports do not mean that the United states and other consuming countries Are immune to Supply shortages if War Breaks out or some unforeseen event disrupt the flow of Oil experts agree. Because virtually All Oil producers except Iraq and Kuwait Are producing at their maximum there is a no Cushion of unused spare capacity a said Daniel yer Gin president of Cambridge Energy research associates. Energy Secretary James d. Walk los said the world Oil Market has achieved a a very tight balance which leaves Little room for accidents or the whims of  fear of such a disruption is what keeps the Price of crude Oil above $25i barrel when Many experts say it would be about $20 if based entirely on Supply and  in the absence of War or some other calamity the threat of a worldwide Oil shortage that loomed when the United nations placed an embargo on shipments from Iraq and Kuwait has been elixir ated. Crude Oil prices arc Well below the $40 Peak they reached at the height of the Gulf scare and have continued to Drift Down recently although gasoline prices remained near their record highs. Energy department officials have been meeting with representatives of state governments and Oil companies in an attempt to develop a coordinated response to any disruption or consumer panic that might com with War. Hut most Oil Industry analysts interviewed in the past few weeks said a Short War would probably have Little Impact on Oil shipments from the persian Gulf. A. Watkins formerly the country s top Navy officer said in a speech on Friday after a  saudi Arabia and the United Arab emirates �?o1 do not believe the iraqi air Force is a threat to saudi or use Oil Fields. Nor can 1 imagine an effective iraqi ground attack on these facilities  a if shooting starts Watkins said he will ask president Bush to authorize the Sale of a a substantial amount of Oil from the 590-million-barrel strategic Petroleum Reserve to Calm the Oil markets and keep prices from shooting upward. Commercial crude Oil stocks in the United states were 346 million barrels in the week ending nov. 30. The Energy department reported 4,5 million fewer than in the same week a year earlier but 1.6 million More than to the previous week. Domestic consumption is averaging 16.8 million barrels a Day Down from 17.3 million a year ago. In the four months since Iraq invaded Kuwait. The world not Only lost the 4.3 million barrels per Day that those noun a tries produced but it also lost about 300,000 barrels a Day in exports from the soviet Union the Paris based International Energy Agency reported last week. Hut the worldwide Oil balance has been restored by increased production in other open countries a especially saudi Arabia a and in Tion open countries and by decreased consumption. After the persian Gulf conflict is resolved Oil prices Are expected to drop sharply As Iraq and Kuwait return to the world Market confronting the saudis with painful political and economic choices about whether to continue their High output or restrain it to Shore up open. Ermett Law a or. High flying flags a Crew member is dwarfed by this is transport As he takes Down , and Texas lays atop the six Story Jet the Galaxy a almost As Long As a Footfall Field a was about to leave Rhein main a Germany. Gulf briefs Stuttgart Nellinger units on the move to Gulf Region in Eastern saudi Arabia a jewish service members in operation desert shield celebrated the first night of hanukkah on tuesday shielded from the Media to avoid offending saudi Arabia. Religion has been a very delicate Issue for . Military forces in saudi Arabia where All religions except islam Are banned. Chaplains Are called morale officers and All religious services have been conducted in private. Quot hanukkah will be celebrated in operation desert shield a army col. William Mulvey head of the . Military a joint information Bureau said tuesday. A hanukkah services Are Well organized and we anticipate they Wei be Well attended by . Military personnel a he a and. A of course in the kingdom of saudi Ara Bia worship services Are being held in a discreet  in addition to saudi sensitivities there is concern that the iraqis could use any pictures of hanukkah celebrations As propaganda against Arab nations contributing to the multinational Force deployed Here one jewish Soldier at the . Navy a Fleet no. 5 Hospital got assurances last week that candles would be provided for hanukkah. On each night of the eight Day feast of eights another Candle is lit on the menorah a jewish candelabra. Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem by the Muc bees after their Victory Over the syrians. A Washington a amps components of the 2nd corps support come and the Vii corps Headquarters from Germany have begun deploying to the Middle East in support of operation desert shield a Pentagon statement said wednesday. \ Vii corps Headquarters is in Stuttgart Germany and the 2nd corps elements will be from Nellinger Germany. A a. A a a a Vii corps spokesman said he could hot provide details about the deployment because of Security considerations. In. F-16 Squadron from Hahn deploying to desert Jan. 8 Hahn a. Germany a a Squadron of f-j6c fighters from the 50th Tim fighter Wing will deploy Jan 8 for desert shield. The aircraft will be accompanied mainly by pilots and / maintenance personnel  Khz Ritac fighter so t and 10th aircraft Maint unit officials would not say How Many Servie members were bound for the persian Gulf area. A a a Squadron usually consists of. 24 planes and pilots. The f-1gc is a single engine single seat tactical fighter that supports Wing air to air and air to ground missions. Training duty lengthened for nato vessels in med Naples Italy a amps a training duty has been extended for ships from a nato naval Force on duty inthe Mediterranean. 1 a 1 a. Ltd a a a a. The ships part of the alliances naval on Call Force Mediterranean have been on duty for 15 weeks and recently departed for their respective cations for maintenance after a weekend visit to Naples. The ships from , Are to gather again in the Mediterranean on Jan 23. Until then they Are subject to recall according to a statement from supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. Ships in the Force represent Germany Greece Italy Portugal Spain Turkey the United kingdom and the United states the forces current activation the 41st since the Force was first called together 20 years ago is the largest in terms of nations participating and the longest. During its service in the Eastern Mediterranean the Force observed and reported on shipping and compensated for the absence of other nato units deployed to the persian Gulf area. The Force normally includes eight combat ships plus up to two oilers. However a total of 16 frigates or destroyers have so far taken part during various phases of the activation