Five years ago, Kiana Wilburg was a new reporter when ExxonMobil executives and Guyanese government officials announced they had found oil 40 miles offshore. Wilburg and her newsroom had to quickly learn about the industry and this company that was suddenly so influential in their country and were left with just one question: exactly what kind of a deal had the country signed onto?

Visit https://brilliant.org/Drilled for 30 days free and 20% off a subscription.

Subscribe to our newsletter for curated weekly climate news.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices