From 1999 till today, Moroccan authorities have massively opened for oil exploration in occupied Western Sahara.
Map to the left shows oil exploration and reconnaissance contracts awarded in Morocco and Western Sahara as of 1999. The map to the right is from December 2008. Both are produced by the Moroccan state oil company ONHYM (ex-ONAREP).
The 1999 map was found on this presentation given by the Moroccan Minister of Energy, Natural Resources, Water and the Environment, Mrs Aminda ibn Khadr last year before a parliamentary committee.
Irish, British and American firms are behind Morocco's oil exploration in Western Sahara, which the UN has viewed to be in violation of international law.
Here are the owners of Delek Group which is behind the oil search offshore occupied Western Sahara.
The Israeli company that signed an agreement for hydrocarbon exploration in occupied Western Sahara claims to follow “the laws in force”. But of which country?
Israel's NewMed Energy today announced it has signed a deal with Morocco to produce natural gas offshore Boujdour, bringing former Cairn Energy back into the occupied territory.
Polisario Front has announced its intention to subscribe to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) - a global standard for good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources.