A History of Oil

A History of Oil episodes:

• 05.02.2016

  Episode 33 - The Monster Pipe

  The Alyeska consortium builds an 800-mile pipeline across Alaska.

  
• 01.31.2016

  A History of Oil, Episode 31, Inflated Dreams

  The long-awaited showdown over Iran unfolds.

  
• 12.06.2015

  A History of Oil, Episode 30 - Friends and Enemies

  Strange things happen when oil reaches stratospheric heights.

  
• 12.01.2015

  A History of Oil, Episode 29 - Oil Shock

  Cheap oil goes bust, for now.

  
• 08.02.2015

  A History of Oil, Episode 27 - The Gladiators

  America's need for "gladiators" spells danger for the global economy.

  
• 07.15.2015

  A History of Oil, Episode 26 - We've Done It

  OPEC in a world of cheap oil.

  
• 07.01.2015

  A History of Oil, Episode 25 - Gentlemen's Agreement

  A "gentlemen's agreement" to change the world of oil as we knew it.

  
• 09.17.2013

  A History of Oil, Episode 24 - Barometer of Power

  Venezuela’s hot house of new ideas about oil.

  
• 07.14.2013

  A History of Oil, Episode 23 – The Peacock Throne

  Operation Ajax and the coup that changed Iran.

  
• 07.03.2013

  A History of Oil, Episode 22 – The Persian Pivot

  Mossadegh wins his fight for nationalization, and Iran loses its democracy.

  
• 06.07.2013

  A History of Oil, New Episodes

  New Episodes!

  
• 06.02.2012

  A History of Oil, Episode 21 - Man of the Year

  Mohammed Mossadegh turns the oil world upside down

  
• 05.16.2012

  A History of Oil, Episode 20 - Swords into Plastics

  This is how a Reich ends, not necessarily with a bang but a shortage.

  
• 05.02.2012

  A History of Oil, Episode 19 - War And Rumors of War, Part II

  Japan's grab for oil ends badly.

  
• 04.20.2012

  A History of Oil, Episode 18 - War And Rumors of War, Part I

  War returns as Hitler's gamble in the East goes horribly wrong.

  
• 06.30.2011

  A History of Oil, Episode 17 - Going Native

  King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and John Philby alter the oil balance of the planet. 

  
• 06.16.2011

  A History of Oil, Episode 16 - Filling Up on the Red Line

  Mr. Five Percent Draws a Red Line around Arabia, but will this new oil cartel last?

  
• 06.04.2011

  A History of Oil, Episode 15 - The First Great War

  The sovereignty of oil has finally arrived. And it is going to be a very, brutal reign.

  
• 04.22.2011

  A History of Oil, Episode 14 - A Sea of Troubles

  Winston Churchill’s famous leap into the "sea of troubles” of Persian Oil.

  
• 03.28.2011

  A History of Oil, Episode 13 - Tale of Two Revolutions: Part II

  Turmoil in Persia and the start of British petroleum interests in the Gulf.    

  
• 03.03.2011

  A History of Oil, Episode 12 - Tale of Two Revolutions: Part I

  Russia's Twilight Empire and the first of two revolutions that would reshape the geopolitical map.

  
• 02.17.2011

  A History of Oil, Episode 11 - This is Spindletop

  The Texas oil boom opens with a six ton bang at a place called Spindletop.  

  
• 02.06.2011

  A History of Oil, Episode 10 - Long Live the Standard

  Like any good thriller, the villain never dies on the first try, allowing Ida Tarbell to pen her revenge.

  
• 01.27.2011

  A History of Oil, Episode 9 - Antitrust

  Ohio strikes a blow against Standard, but some anacondas are hard to kill.