Petroleum industry
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Petroleum industry (industry) | |
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The exploration, extraction, refining, transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing of petroleum products |
The petroleum industry is an important industry. Oil is considered black gold. Money from the industry influences politics
Control
Dominated by Big Oil monopolies
Large lobby
Subsidised by governments
Locations
Examples
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Big Oil | |
Gulf Keystone Petroleum | Oil and gas company in Kurdistan. |
Related Document
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:Jihadism and the Petroleum Industry | article | 23 June 2014 | Thierry Meyssan | The ISIS/ISIL 'Jihadi invasion' of Iraq is nothing of the sort. It is a determined attempt by Usaia to Balkanise Iraq in furtherance of a carefully laid contingency plan to maintain control over the region. |
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