How did the House of Saud manage to keep the UK, France and the US from interfering with their oil reserves?

by senzabarba

Why didn't the UK, France and the US try to secure that oil for themselves like they did with Iran, Iraq and Libya?

CptBuck

To clarify, what time period are you talking about? Aramco, formerly the "Arabian-American Oil Company", was very much a foreign owned enterprise. The Saudis nationalized the company over time, taking full control in 1980.