giasen
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Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 88
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The Benelux nations have North Sea Oil drilling platforms
huh??
As a Norwegian I must admit that I've never heard of this....Oil findings in the North Sea are as far as I know the property of the Norwegian Government and is collected by Statoil or Hydro...
Who are you quoting? The Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (Dutch Oil Society) is up in the north sea but I believe it is mainly natural gas. And they are afiliated with Shell oil so... hate to break the news to you.
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Alex_A
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Reged: 03/17/07
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Oh the southern gas basin! hehe!
Now I follow what your saying 
Thats German\dutch territory 
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BigWelshSteve
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Reged: 02/08/08
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I think the Luxembourg figure is anomalous.
Fuel is cheaper in Luxembourg than in surrounding countries (probably because of taxation), and as a result, many people who live nearby routinely pop over the border to fill their cars, so that only a small proportion of the fuel purchased in Luxembourg is actually used by people who are resident there. Luxembourg has such a tiny population that their consumption figures are very easily distorted.
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heamit
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Reged: 10/26/06
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Interesting point, BigWelshSteve.  Thank you, and welcome to Google Earth!
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Lelitsch
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Reged: 08/04/08
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The explanation for the huge per capita use in Luxembourg is pretty simple. Gas taxes in Luxembourg are much lower than in Germany and France, so Germans and French who live less than 30 miles from the border drive to Luxembourg to fill up.
An interesting side effect is that Trier, Germany, has hardly any gas stations--confuses the hell out of tourists.
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