Presumably by studying geology, then thinking a lot about the oil formation process, and working out where to find some before anyone else. Then, you can negotiate to obtain value for your knowledge of the location...
That's a bit of a stretch dude. In our world it's easy to think in terms of intellectual capital, but look around you - every object you see was manufactured somewhere.
The knowledge economy wouldn't exist without physical objects to express it through, and they all have to be produced.
The knowledge economy wouldn't exist without physical objects to express it through, and they all have to be produced.