Someone has been sabotaging the petrol supplies and cars have been exploding everywhere. War threatens to break out if the situation is not resolved and Tintin is sent to Arabia to investigate! He soon discovers a plot to depose Emir Ben Kalish Ezab by Skoll Petroleum and Bab El Ehr. If Successful, they will be able to rule the world with the powerful Formula Fourteen - can Tintin save the day?