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Mr 5%: The Armenian Who Invented the Oil Industry and Gave It All Away

The David McWilliams Podcast by David McWilliams

Oct 8, 202643:47News & Politics

Calouste Gulbenkian never drilled a well, never owned a rig, and still died the richest man in the world. We follow the Armenian fixer from Constantinople who took 5% of everything: the Turkish Petroleum Company, Royal D...

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