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Whatever happens in Turkmenistan, it won't affect Burren's oil extraction and sales for quite a while, if at all, as they are way out in the desert and isolated from government. However, the perceived value has obviously been affected considerably.
Emptyend, No offense taken. I get it wrong constantly, but having said that, a year is a long time and Mr Bush is such a wise and cool world leader I'm sure he'll manage to create the kind of peace and stability condusive to low oil prices soon :)
sirrah, Thanks. I'll post later. Christmas shopping beckons.