The Oil Drum: The Saudi Systempunkt

Today I blog a piece by John Robb over at Global Guerrillas on the lack of security with regard to oil supply in Saudi Arabia and around the world. John Robb had said in his entry:

“The defense of energy infrastructure against well orchestrated systems sabotage will continue to be ineffective. Even if plans for sensor grids, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) patrols, and dedicated guards are fully realized, it will likely prove insufficient to stop ongoing sabotage. These defensive systems are extremely vulnerable to feints (false attacks) and counter-measures. Additionally, the very essence of systems sabotage works against effective defense.”{…}”The only method demonstrated to work reliably over the last several years is rapid repair. This capability can contain the economic damage and societal dislocation caused by induced infrastructure failures to 20-30% of its potential. Unfortunately, global guerrillas are finding ways to trump this capability”

More talk of Saudi Arabia and oil security after the jump at The Oil Drum.