It was in interests of the oil companies as well, and by extension the interests of the leaders of the country who are effectively on their payroll. But yes, "

It was in interests of the oil companies as well, and by extension the interests of the leaders of the country who are effectively on their payroll. But yes, "our" in this case was perhaps a poor choice of words to refer to the interests of, for lack of a better term, the ruling class, whose interests do not align with the vast majority of the country.