MIDROC

Mohammed International Development Research and Organization Companies
Native name
ሚድሮክ
Company typePrivate
IndustryOil company
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
FounderSheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi
HeadquartersAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Area served
Africa
Europe
Middle East
Key people
  • Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi (Chairman)
  • Akalewold Admassu (Deputy CEO)
  • Kassahun Hailemariam (Deputy CEO)
BrandsGranitor (in Europe)
Revenue1.3 bn birr (2011)
ParentCorral Petroleum Holdings
Websitewww.midrocinvestmentgroup.com/about-us/

Mohammed International Development Research and Organization Companies (MIDROC) is an Ethiopian mining and oil company owned by Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Sheikh 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]

  1. ^ "MIDROC Ethiopia Home Page". Midroc-ethiopia.com.et. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  2. ^ "The Petroleum SectorMidroc.com". Midroc.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  3. ^ Regassa, Asebe (2022-09-01). "Frontiers of Extraction and Contestation: dispossession, exclusion and local resistance against MIDROC Laga-Dambi Gold Mine, southern Ethiopia" (PDF). The Extractive Industries and Society. 11: 100980. doi:10.1016/j.exis.2021.100980. ISSN 2214-790X. S2CID 238647498.