Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth

For sheer abundance and ease of production of oil and natural gas, it simply doesn’t get any better than the Persian Gulf region.

By: Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington, The Conversation

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Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 1,344

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington

It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions of years have meant the region is an energy-rich global flash point, as it is now with a war underway that’s causing a global energy crisis.

As a petroleum geologist who has studied the region, I still find myself amazed at the size …

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