People behind big corporations, with plenty of money. They control a huge portion of economy and can invest huge amounts of money with lobby in the government.

People behind big corporations, with plenty of money. They control a huge portion of economy and can invest huge amounts of money with lobby in the government. For these people, an independent country with lots of oil is a nuisance, something that lows profit. It's better to have a country with lots of oil with a corrupt government or something that we can control. A government that in exchange of our help will sell cheap oil to us.