Native name | ሚድሮክ |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Oil company |
Founded | 1994 |
Founder | Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi |
Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Area served | Africa Europe Middle East |
Key people |
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Brands | Granitor (in Europe) |
Revenue | 1.3 bn birr (2011) |
Parent | Corral Petroleum Holdings |
Website | www |
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]