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So, among the prospects seem to lie the matter of repairs, never too soon to plan – the old boy scout motto an’ all…. Comrade Mike “Health Ranger” sez… don’t hold yer breath, this fubar’s gunna take some time to fix...
A word about natural gas…at the “source”, the taps into the geology, the “wells” the gas is not pumped out…it’s under natural as-found pressure. So? Well, if it leaks out and mixes with air it’s combustible…and very large fires are possible…and ugly… With this in mind…
Israel Strikes World’s Largest Gas Field South Pars: Tehran Issues Urgent Evacuation for Five Gulf Energy Hubs
Ahemtink the dominoes are fallin’ Possibly the well-heads may also be breached, even experience zipper effect and from intense heat rupture one another…a thrilling spectacle, no doubt…and the biggest fire in history? Neh, maybe…
At Locals:https://theduran.locals.com/member/Bryan_Moir (writes)
South Pars is the Iranian half of the South Pars/North Dome field—the largest natural gas reservoir on Earth, shared with Qatar.
Together, it produces roughly 18 billion cubic feet of gas per day and underpins a significant portion of global LNG supply.
Qatar’s side of the field feeds export terminals that now help sustain Europe’s energy system after the loss of Russian pipeline gas. South Asian economies depend on that same system but with far less financial flexibility.
This is not regional infrastructure.
It is global infrastructure.
Why This Strike Is Different
Most military actions in this conflict have been tactical or symbolic.
This is neither.
Striking energy infrastructure of this scale moves the conflict into a different category—one that directly touches the global economy.
It is the difference between hitting a military base and hitting the system that keeps entire economies functioning.
From Chokepoints to Supply Loss
For years, the focus has been on the Strait of Hormuz—the fear that Iran might close a critical shipping lane for oil and gas.
That is a transit risk.
Transit can be disrupted, rerouted, or mitigated, however imperfectly.
What we are now seeing is something else:
Supply disruption.
When production or processing infrastructure is damaged, there is no workaround. No alternative route. No immediate replacement.
You don’t detour around missing supply.
You absorb it.
The Logic of What Comes Next
Iran has already signaled that it may target energy infrastructure belonging to those aligned against it, including Israeli facilities and assets across the Gulf.
This is not escalation for its own sake.
It is reciprocal logic.
If one side targets the economic foundation of the other, the response is likely to mirror that choice.
And once that pattern begins, the war ceases to be contained.
It becomes systemic.
Global Consequences
If this dynamic continues:
Europe faces renewed energy instability and industrial pressure
South Asia risks being priced out of LNG markets entirely
Global energy markets tighten sharply
Inflationary pressures return with force
This is not abstract. It is structural.
Final Thought
Closing the Strait of Hormuz would disrupt the global economy.
Damaging South Pars threatens the supply that economy depends on.
One creates pressure.
The other removes oxygen.
And for the first time in this conflict, the line between regional war and global economic impact is no longer theoretical.
ENDE
Yup! They turn bugs and garbage into eggs, and meat and fertilizer… Incidentally Primo Levi has a chicken poop story… it was (is?) used in the manufacture of lipstick…. Not the straight poop, but a component of it.
