petrogarch
nounEtymology Blend of petro- + oligarch.
1
Someone who is part of a small group that controls the petroleum industry, and hence has power over lives and governments similar to the powers of an oligarch.
- Why focus on gas in particular? Because gasoline is where the world’s petrogarchs have us by the short hairs.2012, J. Rauch, “Ban Gasoline”, in The Atlantic:
- ... selling out to the petrogarchs of Russia and Qatar was simply a master stroke of evil genius.2010, B. Dowbiggin, “Pursuing MLSE a survival strategy for Rogers”, in The Globe and Mail: