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Western Sahara Conflict: Oil
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Oil potential could provide catalyst for change: the thorny issue of sovereignty has hampered the development of the Western Sahara for decades. But the possibility of large untapped oil reserves could force imminent change. (Western Sahara).
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After reasonably exploitable oil fields were located in neighbouring Mauritania, speculation intensified on the possibility of major oil resources being located off the coast of Western Sahara. Despite the fact that findings remain inconclusive, both Morocco and the Polisario have made deals with oil and gas exploration companies. US and French companies (notably Total and Kerr-McGee) began prospecting on behalf of Morocco.
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The seemingly intractable nature of the Western Sahara conflict can be explained by several factors. One is the economic significance of the territory, for what otherwise appears to be a forbidding expanse of desert actuallycontains rich deposits of phosphates, iron ore and significant marine fishing reserves.27 The territory is ... believed to contain oil deposits.
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