Oil Man: The Story of Frank Phillips and the Birth of Phillips Petroleum

Product Information

Repeatedly, I ask Al Jaber about the phase down and phase out of fossil fuels required to reach net zero, and the attempts by more than 80 countries to push Cop into agreeing a phase-out.

Archie Comics further censored Oil Man in the Mega Man comics by covering the lower half of his face, including his lips, with his scarf.In 50 years, when we might have the last barrel of oil, the question is: when it is shipped abroad, will we be sad? I have come to UAE to meet Al Jaber and his close-knit Cop team, to see the preparations and try to discover for myself whether the criticisms are justified. Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum, was one of the most prominent self-made business tycoons of the twentieth century. And the man UAE has chosen to preside over Cop28, charged with changing the world’s course before it is too late, is the chief of the country’s national oil company, Adnoc.

Photograph: Benedict Evans/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Sultan Al Jaber: ‘I am not saying I have all the solutions. Yes, the IPCC has found that the world will still need some fossil fuels, even when reaching net zero.

That is because UAE has invested heavily in modernising its drilling and refining operations, plugging leaks and upgrading equipment.