The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
| Art | Dan Weil | Production Design |
| Camera | Robert Elswit | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tim Squyres | Editor |
| Production | Jennifer Fox | Producer |
| Production | Lora Kennedy | Casting |
| Writing | Stephen Gaghan | Screenplay |
| Production | Estelle Crottaz | Casting |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Sound | Alexandre Desplat | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Lucinda Syson | Casting |
| Directing | Stephen Gaghan | Director |
| Production | Georgia Kacandes | Producer |
| Production | Michael Nozik | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Baer | Book |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Casey | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldo Sanchez | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Georgiou | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Beveridge | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn MacDonald | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry R. Koper | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jana Chovancova | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Frogley | Costume Design |
| Directing | Mary Cybulski | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Production | Elizabeth Kirk | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ben Cosgrove | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Steve Dent | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Olivia Bloch-Lainé | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Eric Durst | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Nick Vidar | Music Editor |
| Sound | Larry Blake | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Shannon Lail | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Glen Wilson | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Colin Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Production | Steven Soderbergh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sarah Bradshaw | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Ken Regan | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Vanessa Lapato | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeena M. Phelps | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Sawyer | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Sidney Ray Baldwin | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Larry Blake | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Colin Anderson | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Petur Hliddal | Sound mixer |
| Sound | Julie Feiner | Sound Editor |
| Art | Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Production | George Clooney | Executive Producer |
| Production | Patrick Tendai Pfupajena | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Jasmine Yuen Carrucan | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Will Dearborn | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Barry Idoine | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Gregor Tavenner | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Visual Effects | David R. Morton | VFX Artist |
| Art | Alan Hook | Art Direction |
