The oil found for OpOmega isnt German...its the German merchant marine that secures the deal for leaving the US heavy equipment.
Now with possibly 2 carrier groups in the area, I cannot see the US being ok with leaving them, thats just silly. Especially since at least one is nuclear...
Hell Russia had a destroyer off the coast of Mexico working in 1999...
But again, I am not trying to rehash this point as I know it's one of those highly contested details.
The fanzine details help alot, thank you!