Synopsis
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?
- Programme: Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World
- Episode: 1
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2017
- Geography | Energy and Resources | Non-renewable and renewable energy | Non-renewable energy: fossil fuels
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Professor Iain Stewart explains the natural process in which over millions of years oil is formed.
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Professor Iain Stewart explains the natural process in which over millions of years oil is formed.
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How is oil formed? | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
Professor Iain Stewart explains the natural process in which over millions of years oil is formed.
How is oil formed? | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
How is oil formed? | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
Professor Iain Stewart explains the natural process in which over millions of years oil is formed.
How is oil formed? | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
How is oil formed? | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
Professor Iain Stewart explains the natural process in which over millions of years oil is formed.
How is oil formed? | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
How is oil formed? | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
Professor Iain Stewart explains the natural process in which over millions of years oil is formed.
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