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From the moment we first drilled for oil, we opened a Pandora's box that changed the world forever. It transformed the way we lived our lives, spawned foreign wars and turned a simple natural resource into the most powerful political weapon the world has ever known. But when exactly did geology turn into such a high-stakes game?
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- Clip length: 59'16''
- Broadcast year: 2017
- Geography | Energy and Resources | Non-renewable and renewable energy | Non-renewable energy: fossil fuels
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World
- Episode: 1
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