Some experts warn that the North may try to seize oil wells from the South.
28 Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, dispatches armed forces to seize oil wells in the South.
The declassified British memorandum said the United States considered launching airborne troops to seize oil fields in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi, but only as a "last resort".
PAGE A3 Britain Reveals U.S. Secret The United States contemplated seizing oil fields in the Middle East 30 years ago, according to a declassified British document.
On Monday, a UN panel urged countries neighbouring Iraq and Syria to seize oil trucks that continue to flow out from jihadist-occupied territory.
The most notable is the cost of having the military protect world oil supplies; three weeks ago, President Bush said that we were in Iraq partly because we could not let terrorists "seize oil fields to fund their ambitions".
This week, people in the region were afraid that youngsters belonging to the Ijaw ethnic group might use the birth of the civilian regime to seize oil installations or land belonging to other groups.
During his latest campaign rally in Mississippi, Mr Trump suggested the Obama administration has allowed the extremist group to flourish by ignoring his call for the US to seize oil assets now owned by Isis.
The biggest reason for the optimism comes from the fall in oil prices, which have plunged more than 25percentt in the last 10 days as American and British troops have seized oil fields in southern Iraq.
The United States government seriously contemplated using military force to seize oil fields in the Middle East during the Arab oil embargo 30 years ago, according to a declassified British government document made public on Thursday.
A10 U.S. Secret in British Document The United States seriously contemplated using military force to seize oil fields in the Middle East 30 years ago during the Arab oil embargo, according to a declassified British document.
