Petrol: A Story of Power(2021)
DocumentaryWar & Politics
First Air Date: 2021-09-01
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 7.3
Votes: 3
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
The discovery of oil brought unprecedented economic growth to humanity. Initially, oil was available in large quantities and cheap – but in 1973, a consequential oil price crisis hit, and the sticky commodity became part of a geopolitical poker game. The struggle for global resources is more relevant than ever.
Keywords
power politicsoil industryglobal politicsinternational relationsoil boomoil warinternational communicationoil companyoil discoveryworld politics
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 2E01
Rise and Fall
Air Date: 2021-09-01
It changed our way of life, our economy and the global order. How did we become addicted to oil? This is the fascinat...
E02
Greed and Corruption
Air Date: 2021-09-08
Part two of the story of how oil revolutionised our lives, the economy and international relations. The oil crisis of...
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