petrostate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A small petrostate in central Africa, Equatorial Guinea has been under the authoritarian rule of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo since 1979.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
“I think the anger, to be righteous in nature, has to be directed at the bad actors who have blocked climate progress: fossil fuel executives and petrostate authoritarians,” Mann said.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2024
No sign here that the country has become a premier-league petrostate.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
Those from Sheikh Nawaf’s lifetime, born before oil fully transformed Kuwait from a trading hub into a petrostate, have been fading away with age.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
TORONTO—A new bounty from the sea is turning Newfoundland from one of the poorest parts of Canada into a budding petrostate off the coast of North America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2014
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