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)
  • Oil Campaign of World War II
  • Oil Campaign chronology of World War II
  • Oil Campaign targets of World War II
• 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)
    • Gulf War oil spill
    • Kuwaiti oil fires
  • The Iraqi no-fly zones conflicts (1992-2003) ^[2]
  • Iraq War (2003-2011)
    • Rationale for the Iraq War#Oil
• 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

• Petro-aggression
• Resource curse

References

1. Brogan, Patrick (1989). World Conflicts: A Comprehensive Guide to World Strife Since 1945. London: Bloomsbury.
2. 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."
3. "Oil and Gas Limits Underlie Syria’s Conflict - Our Finite World". Our Finite World. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
4. "US strikes target Islamic State oil fields in Syria, hamper ability to operate across Iraq border: reports". ABC News. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
5. Syria conflict and the oil market: Worst and best scenarios, http://www.cnbc.com/id/100994327#.
6. Alanna Petroff (27 August 2013). "Oil jumps as Syria conflict heats up". CNNMoney. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
7. "RIGZONE - Syria Conflict Impact On Crude Oil Supply". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
8. Worries That Syria Conflict Will Widen Drive Up Oil, http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323734304578545701838849678
9. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/14/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-idUSKCN0RE1LH20150914. Missing or empty |title= (help)