Isis controls most of syrias oil fields and crude is the militant groups biggest single source of revenue. The following pages of this section show a comprehensive list of items of machinery. As the magical book was the record of the past, so is the magick bell the prophecy of the future. Most of the oil isis controls is in syrias oilrich east, where it created a foothold in 20, shortly after withdrawing from the northwest an area of strategic importance but with no oil. Isiss income came from sources such as illicit trafficking in oil, bank theft, kidnapping victims for ransom, and tax collection from population in the conquered areas revkin, 2016. Oil production and smuggling was the major revenue maker for the selfdeclared state of islamic state of iraq and the levant isilisis, its product being termed the black gold feeding the black flag. Of the three main transit points for isis oil identified by russias defense ministry, two of those fall in. How isis became the richest terrorist group in the world. Msn 036 marpol annex i and changes to the oil record. Where a watchkeeping officer makes a number of similar transfers in the course of a watch, it is acceptable to enter the total sum of.
This bulletin provides guidance on making oil record book entries and related procedural matters, and to confirm bma requirements in respect of the oil record book orb part i and associated entries. Isis oil and gas have been awarded another package for tco this time on the csc section of the project. Oil record book part i list of items to be recorded a ballasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks 1 identity of tanks ballasted. Isis makes its fortune by selling oil from seized territory to its enemies, including the syrian government it has vowed to topple and to kurds in iraq, a u. The isbn number for the oil record book part i is 9780115531569 the isbn number for the oil record book part ii is 9780115531576 transitional arrangements however, to avoid the unnecessary replacement of the oil record books this shipping notice contains corrigenda for both books. This 2nd edition revised november 2009 of the guide for correct entries in the oil record book is an updated version which supersedes the 2006 edition. Us airstrikes in syria cripple isis funding by hitting oil. A guide for correct entries in the oil record book, part i. Oil spills from pipeline after syria army retakes oil.
Hager december 1, 2014 as this 2014 video explains, the united states targeted isis oil refineries as a way to cripple the terrorist groups economy. The isiscontra affair did the islamic state spring fullblown into spontaneous being as the fanatical scourge of the middle east, or was it helped along by state sponsors. The entries in the oil record book part i machinery space operations will be. Bahamas maritime authority oil record log book part i nontanker guidance for shipowners, managers, masters, bahamas recognised organisations and bahamas approved inspectors note. Guidance for the recording of operations in the oil record book part i machinery space operations all ships 1 the marine environment protection committee, at its sixtysecond session, 11 to 15 july 2011, approved the revised guidance for recording of operations in the oil record book part i machinery space operations all ships. Libya says isis killed 8 guards and kidnapped 9 foreigners. Each operation described in paragraph 2 of this regulation shall be fully recorded without delay in the oil record book part i, so that all entries. Warrick has a gift for constructing narratives with a novelistic energy and detail, and in this volume, he creates the most revealing portrait yet laid out in a book of abu musab alzarqawi, the founding. As per marpol 7378 annex i every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above is required to have an oil record book part ii for cargoballast operations. The following pages of this section show a comprehensive list of items of cargo and ballast operations which are, when appropriate, to be recorded in the oil record book part ii in accordance with regulation 36 of annex i of the international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, 1973, as modified by the protocol of 1978 relating thereto marpol 7378. Oil record book part ii entries annex i nautical class. Syrian regime, iraqi kurds among those buying isis oil. Islamic states isis oil operations are continuing to come under pressure from u.
Times of london best books of 2015 wall street journal top 10 books on terrorism a remarkable book. Camilla bernardi this study is part of seven research projects that make up the hcss strategic monitor 20162017. My personal information the new yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part. On december 2, russias deputy minister of defense anatoly antonov made a strong statement about turkish complicity with isis. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above shall also be provided with an oil record book, part ii cargoballast operations. This new edition addresses the increasing problems of ships being detained and fined due to equipment malfunction and also gives guidance on the management of ship oilwater separators in the engine room. The combination of the isis insurgency and low oil prices are producing an economic shock unprecedented in iraqs troubled history. The marine environment protection committee, at its sixtysecond session, 11 to 15 july 2011, approved a revised text of the guidance for recording of operations in the oil record book part i machinery space operations all ships mepc 6224, paragraph 7. The entries in the oil record book part i, for ships holding an iopp certificate, shall be at. But again, in isiscontrolled areas, the money to be made from. This part of the oil record book is mandatory for every oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage or more and any other ship of 400 tons gross tonnage or more that carries oil as fuel or as cargo. Oil extracted from fields controlled by isil in syria and iraq were mainly distributed within most its territory, but also smuggled to surrounding states at below market prices.
New guidance for the recording of operations in the oil. A guide for correct entries in the oil record book part i. The trucks are a slightly different story, as a tanker truck is a much more efficient way to haul oil than oil cans in a private car. Alkhateeb estimates that the fields isis captured in iraq have a capacity of producing 80,000 barrels of oil per day, but that isis is currently extracting half that amount. Before isis captured them, the oil fields might produce 400,000 to 500,000 barrels of oil a day, according to an official in iraqs staterun north oil company, which oversaw all the fields in. The bahamas maritime authority oil record book part 2. Isis fluid are heavily involved with supply to tco and this latest award fur statoils aasta. The drop in oil prices is isiss first strategic defeat. An oil tanker of 150 gross tons and above or a non oil tanker that carries 200 cubic meters or more of oil in bulk, shall also maintain an oil record book part ii cargoballast operations. Oil record book, part ii cargoballast operations oil tankers the following pages of this section show a comprehensive list of items of cargo and ballast operations which are, when appropriate, to be recorded in the oil record book part ii in accordance with regulation 36 of annex i of the. Intertanko a guide for correct entries in the oil record book part i machinery space operations 3rd edition 2014 28 pages this new edition addresses the increasing problems of. Keeping oil record book on board cargo ships and how to. Oil record book part i shall be provided to every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above other than oil tankers, to record relevant machinery space operations. Guidance for recording of operations in the oil record book part 1 machinery space operations all ships operations should be recorded in chronological order as they have been executed on board.
The isis oil trade, from the ground up the new yorker. Regulation 36 oil record book, part ii cargoballast operations. The ongoing conflict will require a sharp rise in security expenditures at the same time that government oil export revenues are collapsing, forcing the government into deficit spending. The following pages of this section show a comprehensive list of items of machinery space operations which are. The biggest sign isis will be weakened in 2016 business. Dan wright 20151201 russian president vladimir putin has now formally claimed that the downing of a russian plane by turkey in syria was in retaliation for russia bombing.
Mci circular 2032019 marpol annex i guiidance for the. There are principles within this document which may also be applicable to oil record book part ii. Here we follow the progress of a barrel of oil from extraction to end user to see how the isis production system works, who is making money from it, and why it is. There are currently available from the tso new versions of the oil record book part i and oil record book part ii. The second part of the oil record book is for cargoballast operations and this part only needs to be filled out by crew members aboard oil tankers. Oil spilled from a pipeline at the alteym oil field in the oilrich desert south of deir alzor in syria after the syrian arab army and its allies had recaptured the oil site from isis, video. For oil tankers, oil record book part ii shall also be provided to record relevant cargo ballast operations. Part 1 of the oil record book required to record machinery space operations for every ship of over 400 tons gross tonnage, other than oil tankers, and every oil tanker of over 150 tons gross tonnage. Long war journal isis might have proven its ability to wage complex attacks around the world in 2015 but in the heart of its caliphate in iraq and. Isis makes millions from the sale of oil in wartorn syria and iraq nprs kelly mcevers talks to erika solomon of the financial times about why its been so challenging to disrupt the islamic. This record book can be part of ships official log book or a separate record book altogether. All cargo vessels where marpol convention is applicable must have an oil record book. Oil record book, part ii cargo ballast operations oil tankers the following pages of this section show a comprehensive list of items of cargo and ballast operations which are, when appropriate, to be recorded in the oil record book part ii in accordance with regulation 36 of annex i of the.
Willem theo oosterveld and willem bloem contributors. Oil record book, part i machinery space operations all ships. Why islamic states isis oil revenue is plunging forbes. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above, shall be provided with an oil record book part ii cargo ballast. The oil record book part ii shall be completed on each occasion, on a tanktotank basis if appropriate, whenever any of the following cargoballast operations take place in the ship. The main customers for isis oil are local refiners inside syria who buy oil at the source or from middlemen. Isis oil operations are proving resilient and the latest reports confirm this much. Five oil wells set on fire is the latest disaster caused by isis militants. Tripoli, was part of a series of deadly assaults on libyas oil infrastructure by. In addition oil tankers of 150 gross tons and above shall also make entries in oil record book and emissions part ii, in order to record cargo and ballast operations. By jack werner foreign policy in focus the unfolding intervention against the islamic state shows that oil doesnt just guide u. The guidance is intended to facilitate compliance with marpol requirements on board ships by providing.
The manifested shall repeat itself again and again, always a clear thin note, always a simplicity of music, yet ever less and less disturbing the infinite silence until the end. Thats the conclusion of vincenzo bove of the university of warwick, coauthor of. Oil record book part i machinery space operations all ships mepc 6224, paragraph 7. The second part of the oil record book is for cargoballast operations and. Oil record book part 2, cargoballast operations oil. Every ship of 400 gross tonnages and above shall also make entries of ozone depleting substances, in part iii. Oil record book entries shall be made directly on completion of the operation. Foreign intervention is 100 times more likely if oil reserves are present in a country experiencing civil war. Anderson cooper weiss and hassan provide a detailed explanation of how the islamic state manages savagery on the ground. The oil record book part ii, whether as a part of the ships official log book or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in appendix iii to this annex.
The contents of section o additional operational procedures and general. Chapter 4 requirements for the cargo area of oil tankers. Libya says isis killed 8 guards and kidnapped 9 foreigners from oilfield. Regulation 36 oil record book, part ii cargoballast. Nicholas farnham, barin kayaoglu, and tim sweijs design.
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