MIDROC
Oil and mining company in Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mohammed International Development Research and Organization Companies (MIDROC) is a mining and oil company owned by Saudi billionaire Sheik Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi.[1] It has operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Through its Corral Petroleum Holdings AB, MIDROC has become a major independent oil company.[2]
The company has perpetrated extreme human rights violations at Lega Dembi gold mine in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia by improper disposal of hazardous waste including mercury, arsenic, and cyanide.[3]