oil wealth

The state has lavished its oil wealth on the region, and Sami culture has enjoyed something of a renaissance.

Thanks in part to its oil wealth, Norway is one of the richest nations in the world, with a generous cradle-to-grave welfare system.

But if Qaddafi should fall, the fate of the country's vast oil wealth would be up in the air.

Now Dubai seems to have acknowledged reality: the UAE is one country, dependent on Abu Dhabi and its vast oil wealth.

But it would be likely to stoke resentment in the north, which would fear being cut out of the oil wealth.

The company was thought to be relatively free from the corruption and cronyism that had spread through Venezuela, fuelled by oil wealth.

He said there should be in his words "a win-win" with both sides profiting from oil wealth.

Angola is trying to parlay its newfound oil wealth into Chinese-built infrastructure projects.

Its immense oil wealth, which should be used to help the country develop, makes politicians particularly anxious to hold onto office.

Libya is sitting on vast oil wealth and can tap into the millions of dollars that Gadhafi stashed away in foreign banks, he said.

World Bank president Zoellick wants some of that oil wealth to be invested in Africa.

The state has lavished its oil wealth on the region, and as a result Samiculture has enjoyed something of a renaissance.

The unidentified kidnappers later released one of the local drivers with a note saying they wanted a share in the region's oil wealth.

He used Libya's oil wealth to support neighboring countries in debt and, Sani says, now looks set to collect on much of that goodwill.

Until a few years ago, when oil wealth began to spread through the nation, life for most people was very tough.

Norway squandered much of its oil wealth investing in new businesses that were founded by the relatives of politicians and bureaucrats.

Even within the United Kingdom, there is talk that Scotland should look at establishing such a fund to manage oil wealth.

Mauritania - Pray that the nation's oil wealth will be wisely used for the benefit of all citizens.

His regime largely ignoring the east, despite the fact that much of its oil wealth is there.

ILSA cited the potential oil wealth as a basis for the Islands' viability as an independent state.

The new state of South Sudan (see picture), which combines oil wealth with instability and underdevelopment, will surely join its ranks.

Libya's oil wealth has created a distorted society in which much of the hard work has been done by foreigners for more than a generation.

It has squandered its oil wealth in an effort to promote its hostile, anti-American vision.

For Angola, with its oil wealth, it is easier to push back against Beijing than for poorer African countries.

Niger Delta activists say the federal government has profited from the region's oil wealth, without reinvesting in its people.

'We don't only have oil wealth, we have here one of the largest reserves of gold in the world, ' Mr. Chavez said.

With European oil companies still operating and his oil wealth continuing to grow, he financed other terrorist groups.

The government has offered to pay and train the militants who've been fighting for a greater share of the delta's oil wealth.

Most countries with national firms used their oil wealth to develop the authority of the state, rather than the other way around.

Rebels claim the oil wealth of Nigeria does not sufficiently benefit the local population.

In the grab for a share of Libya's oil wealth, many others have been stained.

A string of military and civilian leaders have embezzled the country's oil wealth rather than investing in basic infrastructure.

A windfall of federal cash spawns graft in much the same way that oil wealth or foreign aid can cause corruption in poor countries.

But his squandering of billions of dollars in oil wealth on patronage and personal comforts has tarnished his legacy.

Ugandan president vows to invest in long-term goals to benefit future generations with prospective oil wealth.

He thinks Norwegians should use their oil wealth to tighten their belts in carbon terms, rather than bingeing.

As a member of the Saudi royal family, he benefits from the country's vast oil wealth.

Sadly, if the rebels win, they are also likely to suppress freedom to ensure their control over oil wealth.

Libya is North Africa's most prosperous country, given its tremendous oil wealth and small population.

With all the oil wealth Iraq has, everyone sees the opportunity.

They fear the government lacks the capacity to use its riches effectively and that oil wealth could breed complacency.

Saudi oil wealth is supercharging the distribution of the Koran.

His long effort to eliminate the government left Libya in a shambles, its sagging infrastructure belying its oil wealth.

Libya under Gadhafi, he points out, had no shortage of oil wealth.

Despite some countries' oil wealth, the Koran's heartland is relatively poor.

Some pundits suspect the region's oil wealth is the cause.

But so long as Saudi kings have their hands on the tap controlling the miraculous oil wealth, that looks highly unlikely.

Its oil wealth ensured an economic boom, no matter how it treated investors.

A vital law to share out the country's oil wealth still shows no sign of being passed.

Even the most corrupt Nigerian governments invested in some infrastructure projects because they had so much oil wealth, Masters suggested.

But senior U. S. officials suggested early in the military operation that Iraq's oil wealth offered a quick way to rebuild.

Oxyeleotris marmorata asks: Did we enjoy the nation's oil wealth?

Southern Chad is a gateway into the Darfur region of Sudan, which is also strategic in view of its oil wealth.

Russia's oil wealth has spurred strong economic growth, and the real estate money has followed.

What is more, it is not just China that has been seduced by Africa's oil wealth, but other operators from elsewhere in Asia.

Oil wealth is lovely, of course.

He has the support of tribal leaders in the country, who he has bribed for years using the country's oil wealth.