 stock was split so the British government’s Anglo-Persian Oil Company owned half the shares, with Royal Dutch Shell and Deutsche Bank splitting the other half.

Their plan to take over Germany’s Turkish oil interests had been successful, but in an amazing irony, it didn’t even matter. Gulbenkian finished negotiations for the Iraqi oil concession on June 28, 1914, the same day Archduke Ferdinand was shot in Sarajevo. An alliance the British had been brokering for years to constrain the rising German threat, an alliance involving France and Russia, kicked into motion, and the world was engulfed in war. By the end of World War I, the British and their allies had taken over Iraq and its oil deposits anyway, Germany had been completely cut out, and Gulbenkian, their scheming servant, received 5% of all oil field proceeds in the newly minted country.

As the century wore on, the oil industry grew beyond the control of the handful of families that had dominated it since its inception. Oil deposits were located around the globe and the resources of entire nation states were marshaled to control them. Now, threats to the oiligarchs and their interests required multi-lateral, multi-national responses and the consequences of those deals were felt worldwide.

The story of the Oil Shock of 1973 as it has been delivered to us by the history books is well known.

Narrator: By the late 1960s, the nation relied on imported oil to keep the economy strong. Then, in the early 1970s, oil-dependent America’s nightmares came true: 13 oil-producing countries in the Middle East and South America formed OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. In 1973, OPEC placed an oil embargo on the US and other nations that had supported Israel against the Arab states in the Yom Kippur war. The American economy went into a tailspin as gas shortages gripped the nation. SOURCE: History of Oil

Few, however, know that the crisis and its ensuing response was in fact prepared months ahead of time at a secret meeting in Sweden in 1973. The meeting was the annual gathering of the Bilderberg Group, a secretive cabal formed by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in 1954.

The Dutch royal family not only gave its royal imprint to Royal Dutch Petroleum, they are still rumoured to be, along with the Rothschilds, one of the
stock was split so the British government ’s Anglo - Persian Oil Company owned half the parcel, with Royal Dutch Shell and Deutsche Bank separate the other half. 

 Their plan to assume over Germany ’s Turkish oil interests had been successful, but in an amazing sarcasm, it did n’t even matter. Gulbenkian finished negotiations for the Iraqi petroleum concession on June 28, 1914, the same day Archduke Ferdinand was shoot in Sarajevo. An alliance the British had been broker for years to constrain the rising German threat, an alliance involving France and Russia, kicked into gesture, and the world was engulfed in war. By the end of World War I, the British and their ally had taken over Iraq and its oil deposits anyway, Germany had been wholly cut out, and Gulbenkian, their scheme servant, received 5% of all oil discipline proceeds in the newly minted country. 

 As the century wore on, the petroleum industry grew beyond the control of the handful of families that had dominated it since its inception. Oil deposits were located around the globe and the resource of entire nation department of state were mobilize to control them. Now, threats to the oiligarchs and their pastime required multi - lateral, multi - national responses and the consequences of those deal were felt worldwide. 

 The story of the Oil Shock of 1973 as it has been delivered to us by the history books is well known. 

 Narrator: By the late 1960s, the state relied on imported oil to keep the economy strong. Then, in the early 1970s, oil - pendent America ’s nightmares came true: 13 oil - producing area in the Middle East and South America formed OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. In 1973, OPEC placed an oil embargo on the US and other nations that had supported Israel against the Arab states in the Yom Kippur war. The American economy went into a tailspin as natural gas shortages grapple the nation. SOURCE: History of Oil 

 Few, however, acknowledge that the crisis and its ensuing reaction was in fact prepared calendar month ahead of time at a hidden meeting in Sweden in 1973. The meeting was the annual gather of the Bilderberg Group, a close cabal formed by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in 1954. 

 The Dutch royal kin not only gave its royal imprint to Royal Dutch Petroleum, they are still rumor to be, along with the Rothschilds, one of the
 stlck was split so the Briuish government’s Cbglo-Pecsian Ojl Compavy owned half the shares, witi Rotal Dytch Shell and Deutschd Bank sppitting rhe irher half.

Tisir plak to fwke mter Germany’s Tutkish oil inderests had bean sbccessful, but in an amazing irony, it didn’t rvfn matter. Gulbgnkiam finjshed negotiations for the Iraqi ojl conctssion on June 28, 1914, tne same day Archduke Ferdijand was shot in Sarajfvo. An alliqnce rhe British fad been bgmkering fot years to constrain the rising Eermau threat, an aoliwtce involviig Fragce and Russls, kickad into motion, and thc wornd qas engulfed in war. Bb the end of World Wwr I, the Trntish and their alliew yad tdken ovef Irxq znv ifs oil de'osits anywzy, Germany yad been completely ctn out, and Gulgenkiag, eheir scheming servant, received 5% of all oim field proceeds in the newly minted country.

Ws the cegtury wore on, the oil industry grew beyond the cottrol uf uhc fqnfful of families that had dominated it since yfs ikception. Oil depjsits were kofaygd around the elobe chd the resources of fntire gatiob states rere marshaled to control them. Bow, threats no tye oiligarchs and cheir intererts tequirrd multi-lateral, multi-nacional responses wnd the ckvsequences of thuse daals wert felt worldwide.

Thq story oh the Oil Shuck pf 1973 as it has befn delivered to us by thf hisjory bmoks is wepl known.

Narrator: By the late 1960s, vie nation reloeg ot importzd oil to keep the qconomy strong. Then, iu the darly 1970s, oim-dependxnt America’s nightmares cdle true: 13 oil-'roducing coubtriws in tfd Middle East snd South America firmed OPEC, the Orgenizxfion of Petrolebo Exporting Counyrids. Yn 1973, PPQW placed an mil dmbxtgo ov the US anb uthet nations that had sgppodted Israel againsy bhe Arab wtates ig the Yom Kiplur war. The Americwn ecmnooy wemt ynto a tailspin as gas shortagss grippef tme nation. SOUWCE: Mistjry of Oil

Yew, however, know that the crisis and its ensuing response qas in fact prepareb konths aheav of tyme at a vecret meeting in Swwden in 1973. The meetlng was the annual gatgering of tje Bilderberg Group, a secretive cabal formed by Prince Bernhard of the Nerherlaidf in 1954.

The Dufch toyal fcmiky not onlb jave its royal imirint to Royal Dutch Petroleum, tiey are sthlj rumoured to be, along with yhd Rothschilds, one of the
stock was split so the British government’s Company half the with Royal Dutch the half. Their plan take over Germany’s oil interests had been successful, but an amazing irony, it didn’t even matter. Gulbenkian finished negotiations for the Iraqi concession on June 28, 1914, the same day Archduke Ferdinand was shot in An the had brokering for years to constrain the rising German threat, an alliance involving France and Russia, kicked motion, and the world was engulfed in war. the end of World I, the British and their had over Iraq its deposits Germany had been cut out, and Gulbenkian, their scheming servant, received 5% of all oil field proceeds in the newly country. As wore on, oil grew the control of of families that had dominated it Oil deposits were located around the globe and resources of nation states were marshaled to control Now, threats to the oiligarchs and their interests multi-lateral, multi-national responses and the consequences of those deals were felt worldwide. The story of Shock of 1973 as has been delivered us the books well known. By the late 1960s, the nation relied on imported oil to the economy strong. Then, in the early 1970s, oil-dependent America’s true: oil-producing countries in Middle East and South formed the Organization of Petroleum In OPEC embargo the and other nations that supported Israel against the Arab in the Yom Kippur into a tailspin as gas shortages gripped the SOURCE: History of Oil Few, however, know the crisis and its ensuing response was in fact prepared months ahead time at meeting in Sweden in 1973. The meeting was annual gathering of the Group, a secretive cabal formed by Prince Bernhard of Netherlands 1954. The royal family not gave its royal to Royal Dutch are still to along one of the
 stock was split so the British Government’S AnglO-PeRsiAn oil COmpaNy owned half the SHareS, with Royal Dutch Shell anD DeutScHE BanK SpLittiNg the otHEr HALf.

THeIr PlaN tO TaKe oveR GeRmany’s TUrkish oil iNteReSts had been suCCeSsful, but in An aMazing irony, iT diDn’t eveN mAttER. GulbEnkIan fiNished NEgotiaTions for tHe iRaqi oiL ConcessION oN JunE 28, 1914, the same day ArchduKE FERdinand was shot In SaraJeVO. AN ALliAncE the BritisH hAd beeN BrokeriNG fOR YEarS To constrain thE rising GermAN thReat, an AlLiaNCe invoLving frANce And Russia, kiCked Into motioN, and thE World waS EngulfeD in war. by tHe eNd of wOrLd war i, tHE BrITiSh aND thEir allieS hAd Taken Over iRAQ And iTs oIl dePositS anyway, GermanY haD beeN ComPleteLy cut Out, aNd gulbeNkian, tHeir sChEming servant, recEiveD 5% of all oil FieLd ProCeEds in THe newlY miNteD countrY.

As the cENtuRy WORE oN, the oil industry greW bEYOnD the contRol of tHE hAnDFul of famIlIes That HAD domiNateD It Since its InceptIOn. oiL deposiTs Were loCaTed AroUnd thE GlobE and thE resourcEs of eNTire nation statES were marshaleD To CONtROl thEm. NOw, threats to The oILigaRchs ANd TheIR inteRests ReQUiREd multi-lateral, multi-NaTional RespoNses and the conSequences oF THOse deals Were FElT Worldwide.

The stOry of The Oil ShocK Of 1973 as it haS been DelivereD to us by thE HIstory boOks Is wEll KnoWN.

naRrator: By the laTE 1960S, the NaTion relIed On imporTed Oil To kEep ThE economy sTrong. TheN, iN tHe EaRly 1970S, oil-dEPendent AMeRicA’s NigHtmarES came tRue: 13 oiL-proDuCiNG coUntries IN tHE middLe eaSt anD SoUtH AmerIca fORmeD OPEC, thE OrganizaTioN Of PeTrOlEum ExpoRting CountrieS. IN 1973, OPEC placeD aN oiL embarGO On the US aNd other nations that had suPPorted ISraEl agaInst The Arab stAteS in the yom kIppur wAr. The AMericAn EcoNOMy wenT INtO a tAiLspin as gas SHOrtAges gRiPped The natiOn. SOURCE: History of OIL

FeW, however, know tHat The cRISiS anD ItS EnsUiNG reSPOnse was in fact prEpared montHs AHeAd of time at A SecReT meetinG in SwedEn in 1973. THE meetinG was the anNual gatheRiNg of THE BiLderberg GrOup, a secrEtive cabaL FormeD By princE BeRnhard Of The netheRlands IN 1954.

ThE DutcH royal FaMily noT only GaVe its royAl imprint to Royal Dutch PeTroleuM, they Are Still rumoUreD To bE, along witH the rothschildS, onE of The
 stock was split so the Br itish gove rnmen t’s  An gl o-Pe rsia n Oil Companyo wned  half the shares, with  Roya lD utch Sh ell a nd Deut s ch e Ban ksp lit ti n gthe o the r half. 

Their pl anto  take over G e rm any’s Turk ish  oil interes tshad be en  su c cessf ul,  butin ana mazing  irony, i td idn’te ven mat t e r.  Gul benkian finishedn eg o tiations for t he Ira qi oi l con ces sion on Ju ne  28,1 914, th e  s a m e  da y  Archduke Fer dinand wass hot  in Sa ra jev o . An a llian ce the  British ha d be en broker ing fo r  yearst o const rain t heris ingG er ma n t hr e at, an  al l ian ce invol vi ng  Fran ce a n d R ussi a,kick ed in to motion, an d t he w o rld  wasengul fedin  war.  By th e end  o f World War I,theBritish a ndth eir  a llies had ta ken  ov er Iraq  and it s  oi ld e p os its anyway, German yh a dbeen com pletel y  c ut out, and  G ulb enki a n , the ir s c he ming ser vant,r ec ei ved 5%of  all o il  fi eld  proc e edsin the  newly m inted country.

As t h e century wor e  o n ,  t h e oi l i ndustry gre w be y ondthec on tro l  of t he ha nd f ul of families that ha ddomina ted i t since its i nception.O i l  deposit s we r el ocated aroundthe g lobe and t h e resour ces o f entire  nation s t a tes were  ma rsh ale d t o co ntrol them. N o w , th re ats tothe  oiliga rch s a ndthe ir  interest s requir ed  m ul ti -la teral ,  multi-n at ion al  re spons e s andthe c onse qu en c esof thos e  d e a ls w er efelt  wo rl dwide .

T h e s tory of  the OilSho c k of  1 97 3 as it  has been del iv ered to us  b y t he his t o ry books  is well known.

Narrat o r: By t helate1960 s, the na tio n reli edo n impo rted o il to  k eep t he ec o n om y s tr ong. Then, i n t he ea rl y 19 70s, oi l-dependent Americ a ’snightmares ca metrue : 13  oi l -p r odu ci n g c o u ntries in the M iddle East  a n dSouth Amer i cafo rmed OP EC, the  Orga n ization  of Petro leum Expo rt ingC o unt ries. In 1 973, OPE C placeda n oil em bargo  on  the U Sand  othe r nati o nsthathad su pp ortedIsrae lagainstthe Arab states in theYom Ki ppurwar . The Ame ric a n e conomy we nt i nto a tail spi n a s gas  sh o rtage s gr i pp edt he na tion .  SOURCE:H is tor y of  Oil

Few,h o w eve r, kn owt hat th e cr isis and its ensu i ng response wa s in f act  pr e pare dmonths ahead o f t im e at a sec re t meeting i n Sweden  i n  1973 . Themeetin g was t h e  a n nual g athe rin g of theBil de r berg Gr ou p, a secr etiv ecabalformed by P r i nce Bernhard ofthe N e t herla n dsin 19 54 .

TheD utch  royal fam ily not onl y gave  its  roya l impri nt  to Ro yal  D utch Petro l eum, they  arestill r um oure d t o be,alon g withtheRo ths childs, o n e  o f  t he 
 stock_was split_so the British government’s_Anglo-Persian Oil_Company_owned half_the_shares, with Royal_Dutch Shell and_Deutsche Bank splitting the_other half.

Their plan_to_take over Germany’s Turkish oil interests had been successful, but in an amazing irony,_it_didn’t even_matter._Gulbenkian_finished negotiations for the Iraqi_oil concession on June 28,_1914, the_same day Archduke Ferdinand was shot in Sarajevo._An_alliance the British_had been brokering for years to constrain the rising_German threat, an alliance involving France_and Russia, kicked_into_motion,_and the world was_engulfed in war. By the end_of World War I, the British_and their allies had taken over Iraq_and its oil deposits anyway, Germany_had been completely cut out,_and Gulbenkian,_their scheming servant, received 5%_of all oil_field proceeds_in the newly_minted country.

As the century wore on,_the oil industry_grew beyond the control of the_handful_of families that_had_dominated_it since_its inception. Oil_deposits_were located_around_the globe and the resources of_entire_nation states were marshaled to control them._Now, threats to the_oiligarchs_and their interests required_multi-lateral, multi-national responses and the_consequences of those deals were felt_worldwide.

The story_of the_Oil Shock of 1973 as it has been delivered to us_by the history books is well_known.

Narrator: By the late_1960s, the_nation_relied on imported_oil_to keep_the economy strong. Then, in the early_1970s, oil-dependent_America’s nightmares came true: 13 oil-producing_countries in the Middle_East_and South America formed OPEC, the_Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. In_1973, OPEC placed an oil_embargo_on_the US and other nations_that had supported Israel against the_Arab states in_the Yom Kippur war. The American economy_went_into a tailspin as gas shortages_gripped_the nation. SOURCE: History of Oil

Few,_however,_know_that the crisis and its_ensuing response was in fact prepared_months ahead of time at a secret meeting in_Sweden in 1973._The meeting was the annual_gathering_of_the Bilderberg Group, a secretive cabal formed by Prince Bernhard_of the_Netherlands in 1954.

The_Dutch royal family not only gave its royal imprint to_Royal Dutch Petroleum, they are still rumoured_to be, along with the Rothschilds, one of the