Who is looting Yemen’s oil, and where does it all go?

There is a hidden war being waged against Yemen, a multinational assault against the country’svitalnatural resources. For years, foreign states and companies have engaged in the illicit plundering of Yemen’s oil and gas – war profiteering inthepoorest nation in West Asia.

The US-backed and Saudi-led war in Yemen has not only created a severe countrywide humanitarian crisis, but has also spawned external competition over the looting of Yemen’s natural resources, particularly oil and gas. Yemen’s strategic location and its many ports make it an ideal hub for transporting stolen resources quickly and efficiently.

While the eight-year conflict has somewhat subsided due toongoing direct peace talksbetween Riyadh and Sanaa, the exploitation of these resources continues unabated, with different Yemeni authorities and external states vying for control.

Three active oil and gas fields are currently under the authority of foreign aggressors who lead the war coalition in Yemen. Marib, a…