Petroleum politics
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Petroleum politics have been an increasingly important aspect of diplomacy since the rise of the petroleum industry in the Middle East in the early 20th century. As competition continues for a vital r
Argentine president Néstor Kirchner and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez discuss the Gran Gasoducto del Sur, an energy and trade integration project for South America. They met on 21 November 2005, in Venezuela.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump at the 51st G7 summit in May 2025
A U.S. soldier stands guard duty near a burning oil well in the Rumaila oil field, Iraq, April 2003.
On 21 May 2014, Russia and China signed a $400 billion gas deal for natural gas supplies via the Eastern Route.
Bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States began in 1933 when full diplomatic relations were established. These relations were formalized under the 1951 Mutual Defense Assistance A
U.S. President Donald Trump with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh in May 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump with the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh at a summit in May 2017.
King Ibn Saud converses with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board the USS Quincy, after the Yalta Conference in 1945.
President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon with their host, King Saud of Saudi Arabia, at the Mayflower Hotel in 1957