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How Oil Empires Were Built
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April 10, 2026
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1:12:55Now PlayingConflicted - Season Three | Episode Fifteen
Oil didn’t just change the world — it rewired global power itself. From the deserts of Venezuela to the palaces of Riyadh, this episode charts the rise of OPEC and the petrostates that reshaped modern geopolitics. Follow Thomas and Aimen as they trace how oil empires were built, how the “Seven Sisters” were challenged, and how nationalization movements, revolutions, and economic shocks ignited a new global order.
Key Takeaways:
• Venezuela: the first true petrostate.
• How producer nations fought back through nationalization and collective bargaining.
• OPEC’s formation in 1960: a new bloc of non‑Western economic power.
• The 1973 Yom Kippur War and oil embargo, permanently reshaped global markets and Western foreign policy.
• Leaders Zaki Yamani and King Faisal.
#OPEC #OilPolitics #Petrostates #SevenSisters #MiddleEastHistory #EnergyGeopolitics
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