Big oil, big bucks, big lies

The companies that are involved in Morocco’s oil quest in occupied Western Sahara and their hired lobbyists have developed their own unique discourse to divert attention from the obvious fact that their activities are manifestly illegal and immoral. We decode the most common lies for you in this section. A crash-course in interpretative translation of Blood Oil Talk.

Published 06 November 2015

Deutsche Bank, BlackRock among owners in occupation oil hunt

Here are the owners of Delek Group which is behind the oil search offshore occupied Western Sahara. 

13 February 2023

NewMed insists following law - but which?

The Israeli company that signed an agreement for hydrocarbon exploration in occupied Western Sahara claims to follow “the laws in force”. But of which country?

06 February 2023

Israeli company to explore gas in occupied Western Sahara

Israel's NewMed Energy today announced it has signed a deal with Morocco to produce natural gas offshore Boujdour, bringing former Cairn Energy back into the occupied territory. 

06 December 2022

Polisario intent on subscribing to EITI

Polisario Front has announced its intention to subscribe to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) - a global standard for good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources.

18 November 2019