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U.S. Firms Accused of Buying Natural Gas from Known Mexican Smugglers

Oilprice.com -- For five years Pemex Exploracion y Produccion has accused US companies of enabling a black market in natural gas liquids to exist by knowingly buying stolen gas from Mexican bandits. The organised group steal gas from the Burgos field in the Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon states of northern Mexico, and transport the fuel across the border in hijacked tankers. So far they have continued to elude army troops and helicopters deployed to defend the field.

Attorney James Teater said of the criminals that “as long as they see a market for stolen Pemex condensate, they will find a way to steal it.”

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Submitted Apr 12, 2012 By: NOTSOGRN

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dave27johnson Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,823 Points:432,320 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 11:34:47 AM Ignore dave27johnson Report Abuse Mexico has a lot of problems that it's trying to solve.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 6:51:29 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse oilprice.com.... the mouth piece of Pig Oil. Hmmm. Must be bad if they run a piece on something like that.
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rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:5,917 Points:844,180 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 6:55:32 AM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse From the article, "....they have continued to elude army troops and helicopters deployed to defend the field." Article stated they use hijacked tankers to transport the natural gas. This entire thing seems a bit far fetched. Army troops with helicopters are unable to locate hijacked tanker trucks????? There has to be more to this. Bribes? Corruption? OK, now it makes sense.
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52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,397 Points:1,768,430 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 11:35:53 PM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse How does one ID stolen gas?
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pyndasky Champion Author Maryland Posts:10,144 Points:1,809,505 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 11:26:31 PM Ignore pyndasky Report Abuse how do you hide that much natural gas??? - with fake RV's or what?
Ahking Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,599 Points:621,360 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 11:26:24 PM Ignore Ahking Report Abuse They are all businessmen just some do agree to government control.
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,207 Points:1,127,915 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 11:22:05 PM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse With US natural gas prices so low, why would they even want to do this?
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,600 Points:773,790 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 11:21:39 PM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse Really?
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 11:15:41 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse How do you catch these guys? And the US companies that buy their product.
BM4225 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:10,236 Points:2,118,620 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 11:11:11 PM Ignore BM4225 Report Abuse So how do they smuggle it across the border?
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LCSTEELERBOB Champion Author Gary Posts:2,961 Points:720,580 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 11:06:30 PM Ignore LCSTEELERBOB Report Abuse the CEO'S should be hit with jaij time and others with big $$$$ amounts
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,143 Points:580,215 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 11:05:58 PM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse no different than the dea or whoever it was that sold them machine guns/uzi's/m16s to be used in killing american tourists or the police watching the borders.
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txkrb Champion Author Texas Posts:1,597 Points:660,645 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 10:56:50 PM Ignore txkrb Report Abuse So they are smuggling 30' tanker trucks from the gas plant/field and across the border. and law enforcement can't locate them Yeah right
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HYEgasCA Champion Author Fresno Posts:2,126 Points:933,975 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 10:48:54 PM Ignore HYEgasCA Report Abuse "So far they have continued to elude army troops and helicopters deployed to defend the field." This sounds more like a Mexican problem.
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