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Post by mullauna on Feb 16, 2018 1:20:52 GMT
This was posted on both SHWI and AH Dot Com, but, what if large deposits of oil were discovered during the Vietnam War. Would it be enough to save South Vietnam?
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Post by lordroel on Feb 16, 2018 9:17:29 GMT
This was posted on both SHWI and AH Dot Com, but, what if large deposits of oil were discovered during the Vietnam War. Would it be enough to save South Vietnam? What is the location of the oil field. |
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Post by raunchel on Feb 23, 2018 11:52:41 GMT
I don't think that oil could have saved the south, it might have given them some more money, but it does nothing to change their very deep issues.
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Post by lordroel on Feb 23, 2018 13:03:26 GMT
I don't think that oil could have saved the south, it might have given them some more money, but it does nothing to change their very deep issues. It will cause tension between a north lead Vietnam and China in the future to be a lot highr than OTL. |
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Post by raunchel on Feb 23, 2018 15:49:53 GMT
I don't think that oil could have saved the south, it might have given them some more money, but it does nothing to change their very deep issues. It will cause tension between a north lead Vietnam and China in the future to be a lot highr than OTL. It absolutely will. It will add a whole new dimension to all the claims and counterclaims in the area. Given the already existing tensions, there might even be a war coming from it. Or, because of the increased importance, everyone becomes much more careful. It's one thing to bluster a bit, and quite another to directly threaten vital interests. |
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Post by lordroel on Feb 23, 2018 15:55:51 GMT
It will cause tension between a north lead Vietnam and China in the future to be a lot highr than OTL. It absolutely will. It will add a whole new dimension to all the claims and counterclaims in the area. Given the already existing tensions, there might even be a war coming from it. Or, because of the increased importance, everyone becomes much more careful. It's one thing to bluster a bit, and quite another to directly threaten vital interests. Well there was a Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979 so we might see it be bigger. But it seems that in OTL Mobil struck oil in the Bạch Hổ field in February 1975, shortly before the Fall of Saigon so there was already oil found of shore. |
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Post by raunchel on Feb 23, 2018 17:19:39 GMT
It absolutely will. It will add a whole new dimension to all the claims and counterclaims in the area. Given the already existing tensions, there might even be a war coming from it. Or, because of the increased importance, everyone becomes much more careful. It's one thing to bluster a bit, and quite another to directly threaten vital interests. Well there was a Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979 so we might see it be bigger. But it seems that in OTL Mobil struck oil in the Bạch Hổ field in February 1975, shortly before the Fall of Saigon so there was already oil found of shore. I didn't know about the oil being discovered, but I would assume that we're talking about much larger quantities here. |
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Post by lordroel on Feb 23, 2018 20:28:33 GMT
Well there was a Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979 so we might see it be bigger. But it seems that in OTL Mobil struck oil in the Bạch Hổ field in February 1975, shortly before the Fall of Saigon so there was already oil found of shore. I didn't know about the oil being discovered, but I would assume that we're talking about much larger quantities here. Like Saudi Arabia and Iran oil field quantities. |
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Post by mechagodzilla1995 on Apr 27, 2018 20:30:29 GMT
I didn't know about the oil being discovered, but I would assume that we're talking about much larger quantities here. Like Saudi Arabia and Iran oil field quantities. If that is how much oil is discovery there, expect tension between the two nations for many years, maybe even war. |
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Post by lordroel on Apr 27, 2018 20:33:19 GMT
Like Saudi Arabia and Iran oil field quantities. If that is how much oil is discovery there, expect tension between the two nations for many years, maybe even war. Well North Vietnam would still win, and latter on Vietnam would still fight a war with China. |
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