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No, in Saudia Arabia, it was the Americans. Editing/Updating to note: yes, the British were involved, somewhat, but for various reasons the UK had a far great
by dredmorbius 1y ago
No, in Saudia Arabia, it was the Americans.
Editing/Updating to note: yes, the British were involved, somewhat, but for various reasons the UK had a far greater influence in Persia, and the US in Saudi Arabia, particularly following the Great Bitter Lake meeting between Kind Saud and FDR, very shortly before the latter's death, during WWII.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_oil_industry_in_Saudi_Arabia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_oil_industry_in...>
(Also covered in The Prize which is mentioned by myself and others elsewhere in this thread.)