Seasons & Episodes
Our Plan
The discovery of petroleum gives rise to a new global industry. John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil grows into a monopoly
Empires of Oil
Oil is struck in Sumatra. Henri Deterding of Royal Dutch Petroleum and Marcus Samuel of Shell join forces and compete ag
The Black Giant
Standard Oil's Walter 'The Boss' Teagle squares off against Calouste 'Mr. Five Percent' Gulbenkian, gatekeeper to Mideas
War and Oil
The key but often overlooked role that oil played in World War II is examined and discussed by war veterans and military
Crude Diplomacy
Mideast oil is declared the greatest prize in history, but a prize not easily won. Participants and historians discuss t
Power to the Producers
The story of oil in the 1950s and '60s. Italy's Enrico Mattei challenges the 'Seven Sisters.' Oil diplomacy in an increa
The Tinderbox
The tumultuous years 1971 through 1991 saw shifting power in the oil industry as OPEC commandeered the driver's seat, sp
The New Order of Oil
Is oil a 'sunset industry'? A galvanized environmentalist movement and government regulation pose challenges to the oil
