dear JohnnyReb1983, i like the oilfields subject!!!
i just want to remind u the following:
- maikop oilfield in caucusus was occupied by nazi but in 5 months they didn't get any single drop despite goring himself was appointed as commander for the recovery of wells and plants, which of course had been destroyed by the retreating soviets.
- ironically this (useless) effort to get so far in the caucusus hunting for oil cost the nazi a devastating shortage of fuel
- i'm curious: can u tell us how was the middle east oil been supposed to go back to germany? pipeline??? boats??? trucks??? germany had none of them.
- nazi could have used the oil drilled directly on location, but it would have taken months, if not years, to get the wells full operative again.
- the allied were not so depending on middle east oil, the loss of iraq would not have been so bad.
- in the meantime: how the nazi would get to iraq??? by riding camels or by motor vehicles? and in case, using which oil?
- the military occupation of an industrial area does NOT mean that the invaders will be able to exploit the plants (probably dismantelled). The military are good at blowing up and destroying things, they can do it in a few hours. But "build up" something is completly different; you need knowledge, skills, qualified human resources, manpower and, above everything, TIME.