How Much Oil is the Islamic State Group Producing? : Evidence from Remote Sensing

How Much Oil is the Islamic State Group Producing? : Evidence from Remote Sensing

Accurately measuring oil production in low-governance contexts is an important task. Many terrorist organizations and insurgencies -- including the Islamic State group, also known as ISIL/ISIS or Daesh -- tap oil as a revenue source. Understanding...

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Main Authors: Do, Quy-Toan, Shapiro, Jacob N., Elvidge, Christopher D., Abdel-Jelil, Mohamed, Ahn, Daniel P., Baugh, Kimberly, Hansen-Lewis, Jamie, Zhizhin, Mikhail
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
OIL
REMOTE SENSING
FLARING
ISLAMIC STATE
OIL PRODUCTION
OIL REVENUE
ISIL
ISIS
DAESH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/239611509455488520/How-much-oil-is-the-Islamic-state-group-producing-evidence-from-remote-sensing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28617

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/239611509455488520/How-much-oil-is-the-Islamic-state-group-producing-evidence-from-remote-sensing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28617

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