Increasing state control over the oil sector, the RCC began a program of nationalization, starting with the expropriation of British Petroleum's share of the British Petroleum-N.B. Hunt Sahir Field in December 1971.
DKR mencoba memperkuat kendali negara atas sektor minyak dengan melancarkan program nasionalisasi, yang dimulai dengan penyitaan saham British Petroleum di British Petroleum-N.B. Hunt Sahir Field pada Desember 1971.