Crude Awakening: The World Bank, US Policy, and Oil in Guatemala, A

Section One- Demonstrates how the Guatemalan oil industry has been shaped by long history of US intervention and armed conflict.
Section Two- examines in detail the two recent IFC loans to Basic for pipeline construction of and the expansion of oil operation in the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
Section Three- Analyzes Guatemala's oil industry in terms of the commitments made by the Guatemalan government in the 1996 Peace Accords.