That's right, the most needed resource today is crude oil. dubai is one of the largest oil producers today and it is very influential for the people's economy. we can see that from the large projects that are often built in dubai and the vehicles that are mostly used by the people there. Whoever controls oil will rule the world.
Oil has been a magnet since world war 1, when the industrial revolution and demand for oil continued to increase, strong countries wanted to control the oil supply, now there is no war and of course with this fact oil producing countries get a lot of benefits from the need for oil.