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Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
imageOil wells in the Persian Gulf region are among the most productive in the world.Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions of years have meant the region is an energy-rich global flash point, as it is now with a...

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