Oil and Terrorism – Al Qaeda's Threat
- Authors
- Corporate Authors
- Defence R&D Canada - Centre for Operational Research and Analysis, Ottawa ON (CAN)
- Abstract
- This Technical Memorandum discusses the nature and extent of the terrorist threat against the petroleum industry. It specifically focuses on al Qaeda’s efforts and stated intent to strike at energy infrastructure in the Middle East and in other parts of the world, including Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela. Additionally, it highlights economic costs of petro-terrorism and vulnerabilities to oil infrastructure, and suggests possible options for governments and industry to reduce the risks posed by terrorists.
- Report Number
- DRDC-CORA-TM-2008-012 — Technical Memorandum
- Date of publication
- 01 Apr 2008
- Number of Pages
- 33
- DSTKIM No
- CA031030
- CANDIS No
- 529749
- Format(s):
- Electronic Document(PDF)
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