One Man’s Act

Should a national oil company play the role of a welfare state? In many countries around the region, national oil companies have done just that over the years. Saudi Aramco might be the prime example. From schools, to hospitals, to roads, Aramco’s footprints are all over the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. In Iraq, the absence of a national oil company since the dismantling of INOC in 1987 has pushed…