Download or read book The First Kuwait Oil Concession Agreement written by Archibald H. T. Chisholm and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1975. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book The First Kuwait Oil Agreement written by A.H.T. Chisholm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1975. The first Kuwait oil concession agreement, granted on 23rd December 1934 by the late Shaikh Ahmad al Jaber al Subah to the Kuwait Oil Company Ltd., has been of fundamental importance in the history of the State of Kuwait; whose great increase in prosperity and international influence during the last twenty-eight years has directly resulted from its oil production since 1946 under the Agreement and its 1951 successor. Hitherto no full or authoritative account of the very long and complex commercial and political negotiations preceding the Agreement has been compiled; and consequently all descriptions of them so far published (except those merely quoting the Agreement's terms and naming the parties concerned) have contained substantial omissions or errors of fact involving a wrong impression of what actually occurred. This text is a record of the negotiations between 1911 and 1934.
Download or read book The Oil of Kuwait written by Samir Shamma and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oil Economy of Kuwait written by Y.S.F. Al-Sabah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economy of Kuwait is almost wholly dependent on oil. Such dependence on a depletable resource invariably stores up problems for the future, and in the case of Kuwait, these problems are aggravated by the unusually large proportion of skilled immigrant labour in the country. Dr Al-Sabah’s analysis of the economy of Kuwait, first published in 1980, puts forward suggestions that would remedy the problems of this dual dependence, and indicates the room for substantial improvement in the various sectors of the Kuwaiti economy.
Download or read book Kuwait written by Frank Clements and published by Oxford, England : Clio Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Kuwait was the home of a prosperous people, dependent largely on trading, pearling and fishing. The country successfully maintained independence from the Ottomans and other powers through the help of close treaty relations with Britain. The first oil concessions in 1934 and the development of the oil industry transformed the country's character and future, a structure later altered by the Gulf War. This bibliography covers all aspects of Kuwait's history and cultural heritage, and the country's significance in both the Gulf and the world arena. Particular attention is paid to the oil industry and the invasion of Kuwait and the Gulf War.
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Download or read book Kuwait in the Time of British Empire 1899 1976 written by Muhsen Khajah and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prospect of a rail network from Berlin to the Gulf's shores built and operated by the Germans became sources of anxiety and political expediency for the British government. It ended Great Britain's apathy and brought Kuwait from the backwaters of desert politics to the limelight of the European colonial rivalries. The fear of the Germans or the Russian reaching the Gulf intimidated the British into signing a secret treaty in 1899 with the Sheik of Kuwait that lasted until 1961. The handwritten Treaty served both sides well; Kuwait survived as an entity and gave the British an edge in their long negotiation with the Germans, and ultimately the demise of one of most ambitious European projects, the Berlin-Bagdad Rail. The book covers two parallel and interrelated narratives: Kuwait's political and social history during the years of British quasi-protectorate and the story of Kuwait's oil from the first visit of the British oil specialties in 1913 to the premature nationalization in 1976. The two narratives are strongly interlinked; oil discovery altered the internal relationship between Kuwait's political and social elements and nearly cost the ruling family their influence, and heighten the perpetual external threats to its very existence. Coalesced with the intense pressure from Iraq to absorb Kuwait and the discovery of oil in February 1938, the decade witnessed the transformation of Kuwait's administration from the backwaters of desert norms to the economic and political institutions of the 20th century. The promise of immense wealth, once oil was struck, catalyzed the rivalry between the social and economic elements that led to the 1938-1939 disturbances. Britain's exclusive rights to Kuwait's oil fields promised by Sheik Mubarak in 1913 bred a sense of complacency in their drive to secure an all-British oil concession. Despite British Government resistance, the concession was ultimately shared with the Americans after protracted political wrangling that involved Washington and London laced with its share of intrigue. The discovery of oil transformed Kuwait from their historical periphery to India to the world stage with their own geopolitical relevancy. It ended the long years of despair of the poor living in conditions bordering serfdom and transformed the country in a single decade from rags to riches, but in the absence of financial discipline, the 1950s was infused with its share of corruption. Oil money was flowing, and opportunities were many; perhaps Kuwait's resemblance to the wild west of the gold rush era was not too far from the truth. The Sheik accepted in1953 the suggestion made by the British Government to form the first-ever global sovereign wealth. with its headquarters in London to manage the growing surplus. The significance of Kuwait's sterling investment was described by the Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, as "the key to the economic life of Britain and of Europe." The peaceful and undramatic end of the 1899 Treaty immediately erupted into a new conflict. No sooner than the 62 years Treaty was amicably ended in June 1961, Iraq claimed sovereignty over Kuwait. The likelihood of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait prompted the Government of Kuwait to request British protection. British Army landed in Kuwait in the summer heat of July, but the anomaly of the first ever presence of the British Army in Kuwait once the quasi-protection Treaty ended did not escape the Sheik notice. Public demand for nationalization of the oil company was gaining traction in the tense atmosphere of the region post the 1967 war. The longer view of the oil producing governments of the Middle East was to end all concessions by the end of the seventies, but it was not soon enough for Kuwait's Parliament. The Oil Minister announced in March 1975 his country's decision to abruptly take possessions of the remaining share. Despite the long standoff, an amicable agreement was concluded and signed in December 1975.
Download or read book US Kuwaiti Relations 1961 1992 written by Chookiat Panaspornprasit and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being granted full independence in 1961, Kuwait began its tumultuous relationship with the US. This book sets out to investigate this alliance within the frameworks of a ‘small state’ and ‘influence’, and in particular under the US presidents Carter, Reagan, and Bush. The political, diplomatic and military aspects are examined which have both stalled and enhanced the bilateral relationship at different times and events. The relationship between the two countries has not always been a straightforward one. Kuwait, overshadowed by its bigger neighbour Saudi Arabia, was regarded as a derivative interest by the US and its role within the region more often than not underestimated. Shedding new light on this key political alliance, the book details how this uneasy relationship evolved while Kuwait maintained its independent foreign policy, which contradicted US national interest. Illuminating and informative, it is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Middle East politics and international relations.
Download or read book Mirage written by Aileen Keating and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2012-05-25 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating history of the discovery, development, and exploitation of Middle East oil, an international journalist tells a largely unknown story rich in drama, conflict, and comic interludes. Illustrations.
Download or read book Kuwait the Transformation of an Oil State written by Jill Crystal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbours, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century. In this book, first published in 1992, Dr. Jill Crystal focuses on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history: one, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventions governing relations among members of the community. Crystal skilfully weaves these themes into a broad profile of Kuwait, analysing the nation’s transformation from a pre-oil to an oil economy; its social structure and composition, including the country’s tribal roots and key divisions involving class, gender and immigrant labour; political tensions resulting from the nation’s sudden wealth and the accompanying changes in social structure; and its relations with other countries in the Gulf and the Middle East.
Download or read book Handbook of Energy written by Cutler J. Cleveland and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 965 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Energy, Volume II: Chronologies, Top Ten Lists, and Word Clouds draws together a comprehensive account of the energy field from the prestigious and award-winning authors of the Encyclopedia of Energy (2004), The Dictionary of Energy, Expanded Edition (2009), and the Handbook of Energy, Volume I (2013).Handbook of Energy, Volume II takes the wealth of information about historical aspects of energy spread across many books, journals, websites, disciplines, ideologies, and user communities and synthesizes the information in one central repository. This book meets the needs of a diverse readership working in energy, and serves as a vital method of communication among communities including colleges and universities, nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, consulting firms and research institutes of energy, environmental, and public policy issues. Interdisciplinary coverage appropriate for scientists in environmental sciences, social and natural sciences, and engineering Top Ten lists, written by prominent subject experts, provide personal reflections on key issues Chronologies covering 40 different subject areas provide all the significant events in a given field from the geologic past to the present day
Download or read book Oil and Politics in the Gulf written by Jill Crystal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-27 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book asks why in recent years the social and economic upheavals in Kuwait and Qatar have been accompanied by a remarkable political continuity.
Download or read book The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and the Economics of the New World Order written by Mary Ann Tetreault and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1995-01-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers trends from 1989 to 1995.
Download or read book The First Barrel of Fortune written by Dr. Salwa Al-Nuaimi and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-11-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the span of one generation, the nation witnessed the rapid modernisation, following the discovery of oil, from a scattered tribal land with a primitive economic structure to the regional and global economic powerhouse the UAE became by the late twentieth century. Through interviews from those who steered and experienced the changes, The First Barrel of Fortune explores the development of not only the economy but also the changes on Emirati society’s three pillars – the tribe, Islam and the family. “He who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future, for it is from the past that we learn.” – Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Download or read book The International Petroleum Cartel reprint written by United States. Federal Trade Commission and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The International Petroleum Cartel reprint Staff Report to the Federal Trade Commission Submitted to the Subcommitteeon Monopoly of August 22 1952 Reprinted April 1975 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Small Business and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kuwait written by Kenneth Katzman and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-03 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kuwait has been pivotal to the decades-long U.S. effort to secure the Persian Gulf region because of its consistent cooperation with U.S. military operations in the region and its key location in the northern Gulf. Kuwait and the United States have a formal Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), under which the United States maintains over 13,000 military personnel in country and prepositions military equipment to project power in the region. Only Germany, Japan, and South Korea host more U.S. troops than does Kuwait, which has hosted the operational command center for U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) that has combatted the Islamic State since 2014. Kuwait is a partner not only of the United States but also of the other hereditary monarchies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman). Kuwait is participating militarily in the Saudi-led coalition that is trying to defeat the Shia "Houthi" rebel movement in Yemen, but Kuwait tends to favor mediation of regional issues over the use of military force. Kuwait has sought to resolve the intra-GCC rift that erupted in June 2017 when Saudi Arabia and the UAE moved to isolate Qatar. Kuwait has refrained from intervening in Syria's civil war, instead hosting donor conferences for victims of the Syrian civil conflict, Iraq's recovery from the Islamic State challenge, and the effects of regional conflict on Jordan's economy. Kuwait has not followed some of the other GCC states in building quiet ties to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. Kuwait generally supports U.S. efforts to counter Iran and has periodically arrested Kuwaiti Shias that the government says are spying for Iran, but it also engages Iran at high levels. U.S. government reports have praised steps by Kuwait to counter the financing of terrorism, but reports persist that wealthy Kuwaitis are still able to donate to extreme Islamist factions in the region. Kuwait has consistently engaged the post-Saddam governments in Baghdad in part to prevent any repeat of the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Experts have long assessed Kuwait's political system as a potential regional model for its successful incorporation of secular and Islamist political factions, both Shia and Sunni. However, since the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, Kuwait has followed other GCC states in incarcerating and revoking the citizenship of social media and other critics. Kuwait's political stability has not been in question but long-standing parliamentary opposition to the ruling Sabah family's political dominance has in recent years included visible public pressure for political and economic reform. Parliamentary elections in July 2013 produced a National Assembly amenable to working with the ruling family, but the subsequent elections held in November 2016 returned to the body Islamist and liberal opponents of the Sabah family who held sway in earlier assemblies. Kuwait has increased its efforts to curb trafficking in persons over the past few years. Years of political paralysis contributed to economic stagnation relative to Kuwait's more economically vibrant Gulf neighbors such as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Like the other GCC states, Kuwait has struggled with reduced income from oil exports during 20142018. Kuwait receives negligible amounts of U.S. foreign assistance, and has offset some of the costs of U.S. operations in the region since Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
