The Second Libyan Civil War is an ongoing conflict among rival factions seeking control of the territory and oil of Libya .

According to the October Coalition 's call to action , the group demanded Request an end Process_end to all third world debt using Using the financial institutions ' own resources , the end Process_end to structural adjustment policies believed to prioritize profit Earnings_and_losses over the lives of individuals , and an end Process_end to social and environmental issues caused Causation by oil and gas production Manufacturing , mining , and certain kinds of infrastructure development .

The threat of the impending cyclone Catastrophe halted Process_end local industries such as oil production Manufacturing and iron ore mining Participation and exporting Sending .

Multiple companies suspended Process_end work at oil fields and mines throughout the region , cutting national oil production Manufacturing by 25 % and iron ore exports Sending by 4.7 % versus the previous month .

Multiple companies suspended Process_end work at oil fields and mines throughout the region , cutting national oil production Manufacturing by 25 % and iron ore exports Sending by 4.7 % versus the previous month .

On 14 April , the guided missile frigate struck Attack a mine while deployed Arranging in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Earnest Will , the 1987–88 convoy missions in which U.S. warships escorted Sending reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers to protect Defending them from Iranian attacks Attack .

On 6 November 2003 , the International Court of Justice ruled Legal_rulings that `` the actions of the United States of America against Iranian oil platforms on 19 October 1987 ( Operation Nimble Archer ) and 18 April 1988 ( Operation Praying Mantis ) can not be justified Justifying as measures necessary to protect Defending the essential security interests of the United States of America . ''

The operation stemmed Creating from Nazi Germany 's ideological aim of conquering Conquering the western Soviet Union so that it could be repopulated by Germans ( ) , and to also use Using some Slavs as a slave labour force for the Axis war effort and to annihilate Killing the rest according to Generalplan Ost , and to acquire Getting the oil reserves of the Caucasus and the agricultural resources of Soviet territories .

From the mid-1980s to September 2003 , the inflation-adjusted price of a barrel of crude oil on NYMEX was generally under US $ 25/barrel .

Commentators attributed Causation these price increases Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to many factors , including Middle East tension Hostile_encounter , soaring Motion demand Supply from China , the falling Motion_directional value of the U.S. dollar , reports Reporting showing Statement a decline Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in petroleum reserves , worries over peak oil , and financial speculation .

For a time , geopolitical events Confronting_problem and natural disasters Catastrophe had strong short-term effects Influence on oil prices Cost , such as North Korean missile tests Testing , the 2006 conflict Hostile_encounter between Israel and Lebanon , worries over Iranian nuclear plans Arranging in 2006 , Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina Catastrophe , and various other factors .

By 2008 , such pressures Influence appeared to have an insignificant impact Influence on oil prices Cost given the onset Process_start of the global recession Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale .

The recession Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale caused Causation demand Supply for energy to shrink Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in late 2008 , with oil prices collapsing Destroying from the July 2008 high of $ 147 to a December 2008 low of $ 32 .

However , it has been disputed Quarreling that the laws of supply and demand of oil could have been responsible for an almost 80 % drop Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in the oil price within a 6 month period .

However , it has been disputed Quarreling that the laws of supply and demand of oil could have been responsible for an almost 80 % drop Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in the oil price within a 6 month period .

The Texas oil boom , sometimes called Name_conferral the gusher age , was a period of dramatic change Change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began Process_start with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont , Texas .

Texas quickly became Becoming one of the leading oil producing states in the U.S. , along with Oklahoma and California ; soon the nation overtook the Russian Empire as the top producer of petroleum .

some historians even define Statement the beginning of the world 's oil age as the beginning of this era in texas .

although limited reserves of oil had been struck Attack during the 19th century , the strike Attack at spindletop near beaumont in 1901 gained national attention , spurring Influence exploration and development that continued through the 1920s and beyond .

Occupy Dame Street had four requests Request : the withdrawal Escaping of the EU/IMF from Ireland , an end Process_end to public ownership of private debt , the return Arriving to public ownership of Ireland 's privatised oil and gas reserves , and the implementation of what the movement describes Statement as `` real participatory democracy '' .

Mosaddegh had sought to audit Scrutiny the documents of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company ( AIOC ) , a British corporation ( now part of BP ) and to limit Limiting the company 's control over Iranian oil reserves .

upon the refusal Agree_or_refuse_to_act of the aioc to co-operate with the iranian government , the parliament ( majlis ) voted Choosing to nationalize iran 's oil industry and to expel Removing foreign corporate representatives from the country .

After this vote Choosing , Britain instigated Influence a worldwide boycott Response of Iranian oil to pressure Hold Iran economically .

Initially , Britain mobilized its military to seize Hold control Control of the British-built Abadan oil refinery , then the world 's largest , but Prime Minister Clement Attlee opted Choosing instead to tighten Cause_change_of_strength the economic boycott while using Iranian agents to undermine Destroying Mosaddegh 's government .

The investigating Board believed Know the most likely cause of the accident to be a malfunctioning over-speeding outboard propeller caused by metal particles obstructing oil feed line regulator valves .

The Jebel Akhdar War ( ) or the Jebel Akhdar rebellion broke out Process_start in 1954 and again in 1957 in Oman , as an effort Influence by the local Omanis in the interior of Oman led by their elected Choosing Imam , Ghalib Alhinai , to protect Defending the Imamate of Oman from the occupation plans Arranging of Sultan Said bin Taimur , backed by the British government , who were eager to gain access Having_or_lacking_access to the oil wells in the interior lands of Oman .

Sultan Said received Receiving direct financing Supply to raise an armed Bearing_arms force to occupy Control the Imamate of Oman from Iraq Petroleum Company ( IPC ) , a consortium of oil companies that was majorly owned by what-is-known-today as Royal Dutch Shell , Total , ExxonMobil and British Petroleum ( BP ) ; the latter was majority-owned by the British government .

Thou the great lamp , one among the Twelve , with oil from the cross Motion_directional replenished Supply India ’ s night flooded Motion with light .

Piper Alpha was an oil production platform in the North Sea approximately north-east of Aberdeen , Scotland , that was operated Being_in_operation by Occidental Petroleum ( Caledonia ) Limited .

An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed Destroying Piper Alpha on 6 July 1988 , killing Killing 167 people , including two crewmen of a rescue vessel ; 61 workers escaped Escaping and survived .

At the time of the disaster , the platform accounted for approximately ten percent of North Sea oil and gas production , and the accident is the worst offshore oil disaster in terms of lives lost and industry impact .

At the time of the disaster , the platform accounted for approximately ten percent of North Sea oil and gas production , and the accident is the worst offshore oil disaster in terms of lives lost and industry impact .

The offensive began Process_start in great secrecy on 6 March 1945 with an attack Killing near Lake Balaton , the area included Cause_to_be_included some of the last oil reserves still available to the Axis .

The Chaco War ( 1932–1935 ; , ) was fought Hostile_encounter between Bolivia and Paraguay over control Control of the northern part of the Gran Chaco region ( known Know in Spanish as `` Chaco Boreal '' ) of South America , which was thought Know to be rich in oil .

On 29 May 2004 , a Saturday , four men armed with guns Use_firearm and bombs Use_firearm attacked Attack two oil industry installations and a residential compound , in Al-Khobar , Saudi Arabia—the hub of the Saudi oil industry .

On 29 May 2004 , a Saturday , four men armed with guns Use_firearm and bombs Use_firearm attacked Attack two oil industry installations and a residential compound , in Al-Khobar , Saudi Arabia—the hub of the Saudi oil industry .

It also led to Causation the final breakup Destroying of the oil tanker MV `` Braer '' , from which the storm Catastrophe derived Giving its name ; it had been stranded Motion in rocks off the Shetland Islands by a previous storm Catastrophe nearly a week beforehand GetReady .

The operation consisted Cause_to_be_included of 64 strike sorties of aircraft from the aircraft carriers and against the torpedo boat bases of Hon Gai , Loc Chao , Quang Khe , and Phuc Loi , and the oil storage depot at Vinh .

In May 2013 , Al-Qaeda attackers Attack blew up Destroying Yemen 's main oil pipeline , halting Process_end the flow of exported crude oil .

In May 2013 , Al-Qaeda attackers Attack blew up Destroying Yemen 's main oil pipeline , halting Process_end the flow of exported crude oil .

According to a nearby police lieutenant there was a demonstration Social_event of about 100 oil employees at one intersection between the police recruitment building and the oil ministry .

According to a nearby police lieutenant there was a demonstration Social_event of about 100 oil employees at one intersection between the police recruitment building and the oil ministry .

Control Control over the lucrative oil production Manufacturing in the Niger Delta played Competition a vital strategic role .

Within a year , the Federal Government troops surrounded Surrounding Biafra , capturing Conquering coastal oil facilities and the city of Port Harcourt .

The proposed strike was in response to Chávez 's appointments to prominent posts in Venezuela 's national oil company , PDVSA .

In March 28 , 2016 the USGS released the USGS National Seismic Hazard Map which concluded Statement that the primary cause Causation of the earthquake Catastrophe in Oklahoma in 2011 was pressure on fault lines from cumulative effects of injecting Filling oil drilling Action wastewater under high pressure into the underground .

Before departing Departing Singapore , the Japanese ships , which were designated Choosing the Completion Force , were loaded with supplies of oil and other important raw materials .

Despite this success , the Japanese Government was forced Motion to discontinue Process_end its efforts to ship oil from Southeast Asia to Japan in March due to the heavy losses Allied submarines were inflicting Bodily_harm on oil tankers , and all the ships of the Completion Force were sunk Motion_directional in or near Japanese home waters before the end Process_end of the war .

Despite this success , the Japanese Government was forced Motion to discontinue Process_end its efforts to ship oil from Southeast Asia to Japan in March due to the heavy losses Allied submarines were inflicting Bodily_harm on oil tankers , and all the ships of the Completion Force were sunk Motion_directional in or near Japanese home waters before the end Process_end of the war .

The aircraft developed Coming_to_be an oil leak shortly after taking off Departing from Pago Pago harbor , and the crew decided Deciding to return Arriving to port .