Farhana Razzak||DU-IR 2012 Introduction There is no doubt that the country which makes the maximum use of fuel energy is most likely to be regarded as the most powerful one. Oil is the main ingredient to run machineries of modern civilization. Oil is by far the largest commodity in international trade, and the oil industry is one of the largest and most international of all industries in the world. Most of the oil consumed in the world today has moved from one country to another. This movement is the core of the initiation of global oil politics. It involves many things. The first thing is that, Oil by its meaning takes various forms world-wide: fuel, petroleum, gas and many more. So in this research they are used synonymously. Another thing is that this research will involve multi- dimensional focal points to examine this global phenomenon. For example, it will portray both domestic and international impact of global oil politics; include relevance case/area study; study the role of non-state actors etc. Our research starts from a brief understanding of global oil politics. Understanding Global Oil Politics Oil politics or petroleum politics have a global character as it involves a large number of states. The politics involves criterions such as pricing, sharing, pumping, refining, transport, export, import and use of petroleum products. Having a large number of oil effects policies of any country. It includes both domestic and foreign policy. All of them deal with each other due to their interest. We find countries competing with each other to grab more and more quantity of this increasingly scarce but vital resource. Here we find the western powers as active actors despite of having their own resource. On the other hands Middle East is found to be as a rich source of oil. They export a huge number of that. They make their maximum earning by this. It is the reason of their development as well as misfortune in some cases. Again the continent of Africa and Latin America is another huge source of petroleum. But above all USA is identified as a contemporary major oil hungry actor who has the ultimate dominating power over the exporters. Most of the policies of the USA have underlying relation with its interest for oil. The politics has its own evolution. Starting from business and political diplomacy, the scenario has now turned into a blood bath. Oil politics now drags the world to inhumanity. To sustain own dominance, countries are now up to do anything to take over petroleum resources available.