Refineries are being destroyed worldwide – why is it happening?
Why are refineries around the world being closed and destroyed? We look at the data, the conspiracy theories and energy geopolitics in a debate.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
Why are refineries being destroyed around the world? A hidden agenda or economic warfare
In the last 45 days, at least six serious incidents have hit refineries on four continents: from a fire at Ecuador's largest refinery to an explosion at a plant in Russia and a fire at an Indian refinery just hours before its official opening. The question hanging over these events is whether this is a string of unfortunate accidents or a deliberate pattern of destruction.
The facts: a wave of fires
The article published by IUVMPress documents at least six incidents at critical energy facilities spread across four continents in just over a month. To this is added the warning from former special forces journalist Michael Yon, who predicted the destruction of Nord Stream and the war with Iran, and now warns about the closure of key straits such as Hormuz, Malacca, Panama and the Turkish straits, which would cause mass famine in countries like Sudan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The Iranian professor Marandi also denounces that the United States is closing or blocking global trade routes, including five straits.
The theories: from Agenda 2030 to great-power war
One line of analysis holds that the destruction of refineries is part of a plan orchestrated by global elites to impose Agenda 2030, ration energy and force the adoption of digital currencies (CBDCs). Others point to a strategy of the Anglo-Zionist empire to maintain its hegemony against China and Russia, provoking a controlled chaos that would allow it to benefit from a global economic collapse. The idea of creating artificial scarcity to implement a worldwide socialism run by the rich appears repeatedly in the debate.
The scepticism: peak oil and accidents
Against these theories, some analysts point to more down-to-earth causes: peak diesel and the obsolescence of ageing infrastructure. It is also noted that in a world with active wars on several fronts, refineries are logical military targets. The timing coincidence of the incidents could simply be due to rising geopolitical tension rather than a uniform conspiracy.
The question of whether there is a deliberate agenda to destroy refineries remains open. The data show an anomalous concentration of disasters, but the explanations diverge between elitist planning, geopolitical conflicts or technical mishaps. What nobody disputes is that global refining capacity is shrinking, and that will have direct consequences for the price and availability of fuels.
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In the last 45 days, at least six serious incidents have hit refineries on four continents: from a fire at Ecuador's largest refinery to an explosion at a plant in Russia and a fire at an Indian refinery just hours before its official opening. The question hanging over these events is whether this is a string of unfortunate accidents or a deliberate pattern of destruction.
The facts: a wave of fires
The article published by IUVMPress documents at least six incidents at critical energy facilities spread across four continents in just over a month. To this is added the warning from former special forces journalist Michael Yon, who predicted the destruction of Nord Stream and the war with Iran, and now warns about the closure of key straits such as Hormuz, Malacca, Panama and the Turkish straits, which would cause mass famine in countries like Sudan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The Iranian professor Marandi also denounces that the United States is closing or blocking global trade routes, including five straits.
The theories: from Agenda 2030 to great-power war
One line of analysis holds that the destruction of refineries is part of a plan orchestrated by global elites to impose Agenda 2030, ration energy and force the adoption of digital currencies (CBDCs). Others point to a strategy of the Anglo-Zionist empire to maintain its hegemony against China and Russia, provoking a controlled chaos that would allow it to benefit from a global economic collapse. The idea of creating artificial scarcity to implement a worldwide socialism run by the rich appears repeatedly in the debate.
The scepticism: peak oil and accidents
Against these theories, some analysts point to more down-to-earth causes: peak diesel and the obsolescence of ageing infrastructure. It is also noted that in a world with active wars on several fronts, refineries are logical military targets. The timing coincidence of the incidents could simply be due to rising geopolitical tension rather than a uniform conspiracy.
The question of whether there is a deliberate agenda to destroy refineries remains open. The data show an anomalous concentration of disasters, but the explanations diverge between elitist planning, geopolitical conflicts or technical mishaps. What nobody disputes is that global refining capacity is shrinking, and that will have direct consequences for the price and availability of fuels.
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