Oil is unique in that is so strategic in nature. We are not talking about soupflakesor leisurewear here. Energy is truly fundamental to the world's economy. The Gulf War was a reflection of that reality...
It is the basic, fundamental building block of the world's economy...

Dick Cheney, vice-presidente dos EUA

Novembro de 1999, excertos do discurso como Chairman da Halliburton no London Institute of Petroleum