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Conflict for oil Middle East War Time： August 2，1990-- February 28，1991 A regional war between the US-led multinational force composed of 34 countries and Iraq Gulf War Practical reasons Rulers factors Gulf War Cause After the occupation of Kuwait Iraq will has 1/5 of the worlds oil reserves, by raising prices to repay the debt owed under the Iran-Iraq war the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, hoping occupation and annexation of Kuwait. Time： March 20，2003-- December 18，2011 Cause: American suspicion that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction Iraq war Results: The U.S. achieved a decisive victory. Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq was overthrown. Saddam was executed. Iraq war From this we can see that the oil has a very important role, and oil is closely related to the world economy PETROLEUM * Team members * Originally the primary use of petroleum was as a lighting fuel. The appearance of the automobile makes oil be a product in high demand. World War I was the real catalyst for petroleum production. * Although our autombiles and other forms of transport do consume the highest quan--tity of petroleum it is used for a vast array of applications. Bitumen is used for paving road, forming the blacktop, it is also an excellent water repellent and is used in roofing. * ·95% of the countrys total export ·75% of national income ·45% of GDP Chinas oil reserves of 6 billion tons,is the ninth largest in the world. * China has rich oil reserves，but due to the development of the economy and the increase of private cars,the demand for oil is increasing. So it is with external dependency. * World petroleum product consumption The world’s consumption of petroleum products reached a record high of 88.9 million b/d in 2012, as declining consumption in North America and Europe was more than outpaced by growth in Asia and other regions. Total Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels Per Day) Country 2008 2009 201