Oil war
Since humanity is so dependent on petroleum fuel, many conflicts have broken out over its production and consumption.
Oil war is a term used to describe a conflict about petroleum resources, or their transportation, consumption, or regulation. It may also refer generally to any conflict in a region that contains oil reserves or is geographically positioned in a location where an entity has or may wish to develop production or transportation infrastructure for petroleum products. It is also used to refer to any of a number of specific oil wars.
List of wars described as oil wars
- Chaco War (1932-1935)
- World War II (1939-1945)
- USA-Japan (1941-1945)
- The Biafran War, also known as the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)
- The Saddam Hussein Wars
- Iran–Iraq War (1980-1988)[1]
- Gulf War (1990-1991)
- The Iraqi no-fly zones conflicts (1992-2003) [2]
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Conflict in the Niger Delta (2004-)
- 2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict (2012-)
- 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014-)
- 2014 military intervention against ISIS (2014-) [3][4][5][6][7][8]
- 2014 Core Coalition intervention in Syria (2014-)[3][4][5][6][7][8]
- 2015 Russian military intervention in Syria (2015-) [9]
See also
References
- ↑ Brogan, Patrick (1989). World Conflicts: A Comprehensive Guide to World Strife Since 1945. London: Bloomsbury.
- ↑ Iraq Sanctions: Humanitarian Implications and Options for the Future; Global Policy Forum; August 6, 2002; "The United States and the United Kingdom, who use their veto power to prolong the sanctions, bear special responsibility for the UN action. No-fly zones, periodic military attacks, and threats of regime-change block peaceful outcomes, as do vilification of Saddam Hussein, pro-sanctions propaganda, and other politicization of the crisis. Though real concerns about Iraq's security threat undoubtedly are legitimate, commercial interests, especially control over Iraq's oil resources, appear to be a driving force behind much of the policy making."
- 1 2 "Oil and Gas Limits Underlie Syria's Conflict - Our Finite World". Our Finite World. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- 1 2 "US strikes target Islamic State oil fields in Syria, hamper ability to operate across Iraq border: reports". ABC News. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- 1 2 Syria conflict and the oil market: Worst and best scenarios, http://www.cnbc.com/id/100994327#.
- 1 2 Alanna Petroff (27 August 2013). "Oil jumps as Syria conflict heats up". CNNMoney. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- 1 2 "RIGZONE - Syria Conflict Impact On Crude Oil Supply". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- 1 2 Worries That Syria Conflict Will Widen Drive Up Oil, http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323734304578545701838849678
- ↑ "Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield: U.S. officials". Reuters. 14 September 2015.
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