Oil Flashcards
1
Q
Oil first discovered in Persia
A
1908
2
Q
Anglo Persian oil company
A
1909
3
Q
Britain persuaded France to transfer Mosul to the British zone in return for guaranteed role in Mosul oil
A
1919
4
Q
ARAMCO Arabian American oil company developed Saudi Arabia’s major natural resource the company helped to train young Saud’s with Saudi elite receiving part of their education at American uni’s
A
1944
5
Q
Anglo Iranian oil company nationalised
A
1951
6
Q
Mossadeq coup
A
1953
7
Q
Formation of the OPEC in an attempt to assert control of their most valuable natural resource
A
1960
8
Q
Oil as a weapon, US oil embargo
A
1973
9
Q
Gulf wars, feared Iranian control of more oil
A
1980-2003
10
Q
Gulf wars, feared Iranian control of more oil
A
1980-2003
