Journal of International Relations & Foreign Policy

Oil War and Oil Friendship: The Energy Relations between Italy and Algeria after the 1973 Crisis
Flavia De Lucia Lumeno

Abstract
A meticulous research, conducted in key Italian public and private archives, enables us to reconstruct the significant actions of the Italian energy firm, Eni, towards Algeria during the 1970s. The Arab countries' decision to connect oil issues to the conflict with Israel had a severe impact on both countries between the energy crises of 1973 and 1979. Prior to this, Algeria and Italy had maintained a close relationship since the Algerian war of liberation. However, in the Seventies, Italy endeavoured to maintain its investments in Algeria whilst simultaneously backing the exploration for alternative resources, such as uranium.

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