Near East Development Corporation
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Near East Development Corporation was an American consortium formed in the early 20th century to participate in Middle Eastern oil exploration and production through its stake in the Turkish Petroleum Company.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
business consortium ⓘ |
| activity |
Middle Eastern oil exploration
ⓘ
Middle Eastern oil production ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic Refining Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf Oil NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan-American Petroleum NERFINISHED ⓘ Socony-Vacuum NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Oil Company of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| formedAs | consortium ⓘ |
| formedBy | American oil interests ⓘ |
| hasShareholdingIn | Turkish Petroleum Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStakeIn | Turkish Petroleum Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War I division of Ottoman oil resources ⓘ |
| industry |
oil and gas
ⓘ
petroleum exploration ⓘ petroleum production ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Iraqi oil concessions
ⓘ
development of Mesopotamian oil fields ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American participation in Turkish Petroleum Company ⓘ |
| purpose |
participation in Middle Eastern oil concessions
ⓘ
participation in Turkish Petroleum Company ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iraq Petroleum Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Line Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | vehicle for American oil companies in Middle Eastern concessions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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