Karen Elliott House, author of ‘The Man Who Would Be King,’ discusses the power and the contradictions of Saudi Arabia under Mohammed bin Salman
Middle East
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2023 Report on Energy Charter Treaty Activities
This report on 2023 ECT Secretariat activities includes a note on CONsolidation-EXpansion-Outreach (CONEXO) activities, including an effort to expand the ECT to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries "OPEC", noting that “in view of exploring potential cooperation, a technical meeting between both organisations was organised in June 2023.”
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COP28 and the Limits of Eco Modernism
The UAE has already shown us the limits of technocratic approaches on climate.
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Revealed: UAE State Oil Company Planned Major “Green” Rebrand Ahead of COP28 Climate Summit
Leaked documents reveal Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, headed
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Standard Oil briefing on legislation being proposed in the U.S. around Aramco’s discriminatory labor practices.
A memo to SONJ publicist Earl Newsom about the situation in Washington as various Congressional leaders are attempting to address discriminatory hiring and labor practices at Saudi Aramco’s U.S. offices.
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1950s Aramco Survey of US Opinion on Oil Companies’ Involvement in International Relations
Results from a 1950s opinion survey Standard Oil of New Jersey commissioned to gauge how Americans view its partnership with Aramco and activities in the Middle East.
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Joint statement from investor-owned oil companies and government of Iran on 1954 oil deal
Joint press release from a consortium of 8 oil companies and the government of Iran about how the oil industry will operate there and how/whether BP will be compensated for loss in revenue due to changes to its oil contract with the country. What’s quite interesting to note here is that the release appears to […]
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Standard Oil Pamphlet on Red Line Agreement
An overview of Standard Oil of New Jersey’s (today ExxonMobil) activities in the Middle East, including an explanation of the “Red Line Agreement,” from the Earl Newsom Archive at UW Madison in Wisconsin.