Chapter Nine
Isla Oil Refinery, Curaçao, Dutch Antilles
Paul Hussey entered his office at nine in the morning. He was a solid man in his late fifties. A lifetime of military service had kept him very fit, however since he had moved into civilian life, he slowly thickened around the middle. He sat down behind his desk and settled himself into the familiar early morning routine of checking reports and sifting through emails. A large mug of black coffee kept him alert as he worked.
There were the usual morning reports of repairs carried out during the night shift. These repairs had become more frequent in recent years as the refinery showed its age. The National Oil Company of Venezuela, PDVSA, leased and ran the plant. Built around 1918 by the Shell Oil Company, the infrastructure was in
