Hvem ejer olien i mellemøsten?
History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia
I 1923 underskrev kongen en koncession med Holmes, som gav ham lov til at søge efter olie i det østlige Saudi-Arabien. Eastern and General Syndicate indkaldte en schweizisk geolog til at vurdere jorden, men han hævdede, at det ville være "et rent sats" at lede efter olie i Arabien. Dette afskræmte de store banker og olieselskaber fra at investere i arabiske olieprojekter.
History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia
In 1923, the king signed a concession with Holmes allowing him to search for oil in eastern Saudi Arabia. Eastern and General Syndicate brought in a Swiss geologist to evaluate the land but he claimed that searching for oil in Arabia would be “a pure gamble”. This discouraged the major banks and oil companies from investing in Arabian oil ventures.
History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia