Gas War Rages in Persian Gulf — Liepāja Calmly Observes and Thinks About Its Own Gas
Iran and Qatar are firing rockets at each other, while in Liepāja we philosophically ponder whether our gas problems aren't simpler.
A real gas drama has erupted in the Persian Gulf, where Iran and Qatar are exchanging rockets like neighbors feuding over a fence line. Except this time instead of a fence it's gas plants, and the argument isn't about mowing the lawn, but about who gets to bomb whose gas facilities.
Qatar has announced that Iran attacked its Ras Laffan gas industrial center. Iran responded that they're only retaliating for Israeli bombardment. This whole conflict reminds me of the situation at Karosta canal, where the bridge divides the city and creates drama — except this time the scale of drama is slightly bigger and involves rockets.
"Well, at least they have something to fight over," comments local pensioner Jānis, who learned to live without gas heating during the recent winter. "Here in Liepāja gas is so expensive that we don't even need rockets — it disappears from household budgets all by itself."
While Persian Gulf states are hurling rockets at each other and trying to put out fires, we in Liepāja calmly observe this spectacle and think — maybe our wind is a better energy resource than all this gas geopolitics. At least wind doesn't shoot back when you use it.
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