Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered the pipeline of which company sabotaged during the Suez Canal conflict?

Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered the pipeline of which company sabotaged during the Suez Canal conflict?

• A. ExxonMobil
• B. Royal Dutch Shell
• C. Iraq Petroleum Company
• D. British Petroleum

Answer: (C)

During the Suez Crisis, oil power and access were key levers. The action targeted the pipeline operated by the Iraqi Petroleum Company, a major consortium that controlled Iraqi oil exports and connected Kirkuk to the Mediterranean. By ordering the pipeline sabotaged, Nasser aimed to disrupt Western oil supplies and push back against foreign influence tied to the IPC’s control of oil resources. The other names are big oil firms, but the line in question was the IPC’s pipeline, not a single company’s independent line.

During the Suez Crisis, oil power and access were key levers. The action targeted the pipeline operated by the Iraqi Petroleum Company, a major consortium that controlled Iraqi oil exports and connected Kirkuk to the Mediterranean. By ordering the pipeline sabotaged, Nasser aimed to disrupt Western oil supplies and push back against foreign influence tied to the IPC’s control of oil resources. The other names are big oil firms, but the line in question was the IPC’s pipeline, not a single company’s independent line.