The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee report entitled "Petroleum and Poverty Paradox" states that "too often, oil money that should go to a nation’s poor ends up in the pockets of the rich, or it may be squandered on grand palaces and massive showcase projects instead of being invested productively".
Laporan United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee berjudul "Petroleum and Poverty Paradox" menyatakan bahwa, "terlalu sering uang minyak yang seharusnya disalurkan untuk orang miskin malah berakhir di kantong orang-orang kaya atau dihabiskan untuk istana besar dan proyek raksasa, bukannya diinvestasikan secara produktif".