1922年英国划分科威特和沙特两国边界时,专为贝都因人设立了面积5179平方公里中立区,主权由科、沙两国共享。这里为一贫瘠沙漠地带,地下蕴藏着丰富的石油。1996年,该区有油井275口,石油剩余探明储量6.82亿吨,天然气剩余探明储量283亿立方米,年产油2421.5万吨。二次世界大战后,1947年,科威特首先公布对其中立区石油开采权进行公开招标。曾任加利福尼亚美 When Britain divided the borders of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in 1922, it established a neutral zone of 5,179 square kilometers for the Bedouins, sharing sovereignty between the two countries. Here is a barren desert, underground rich in oil. In 1996, there were 275 oil wells in the area, with a proven oil reserve of 682 million tons and a proven reserve of 28.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas, with an annual oil output of 24.215 million tons. After World War II, in 1947, Kuwait first announced that it would openly invite public bidding for the oil exploration rights in its neutral zone. Former California beauty