Venezuela did something like this with their oil last year. Turned off any oil company, regardless of investment or pre existing contract and took over their operations.
I think Chevron and Total got the screws. Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: > Funny you should mention that... we have had equipment "tribalized" here > too. > Same thing applies. > I have pedigreed native American blood in my veins folks, so don't think I'm > being racist here: > The expression "indian giving" is rooted in fact. It is the culture of > common ownership. > Even if you have an agreement signed by the tribal elders, the chapter > presidency and the BIA, it means nothing. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D. Ryan Spott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 1:26 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa? > > >> I have heard of that happening on native lands here in the US too. I have >> nothing to confirm that though. >> >> ryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Chuck McCown - 3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 11:51 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa? >> >> We were in Sakhalin Island in Russia. The government just up and decided >> to >> take over everything. Booted out the oil companies and said "finders >> keepers" to everyone. I will never do any intl work again without full >> money up front. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Rogelio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 12:44 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa? >> >> >>> Dennis Burgess wrote: >>>> Depends if you are used to doing that. However, I do know they are >>>> investing quite a bit of money in the Nigerian infrustructure. I know >>>> what Routers they are using. lol >>> Joking aside, there is big money in building telcos in Nigeria. >>> >>> Some Los Angeles based VCs I work with are working with the government >>> in building out their network infrastructure. Getting the rights to >>> work/sell there is tricky, but once they attained them, things got easier >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
