Karthian National Oil Company

The Karthian National Oil Company (KNOC), Ϣϩⲁⲣⲓⲕⲁⲧ Ⲛⲁϥⲧ Ⲕⲁⲣⲓⲧϩⲓⲁ Ⲁⲗⲱⲁⲧⲁⲛⲓⲁ, is a Karthian oil company headquartered in Talun. Operating exclusively in Karthya, the company was formed in 2010 after a merger between several independent petroleum organizations within the country under the Nationalization Act of 2010. This was because the smaller oil groups were being pressured by foreign oil companies into handing over their stakes and/or acquisition. Once the KNOC was formed, it forcefully evicted foreign petroleum companies from the country and seized their holdings to becoming an "unchallenged monopoly of the people", as stated by its chairman, Runihura el-Wakim. The company has often been used by the government to assist in local oil & gas projects, and has expanded production across Karthya starting in 2015.