Synopsis
New Episodes! A regular podcast on the History of Oil by Peter B. Doran: the need – and the greed – that have defined the modern age. https://twitter.com/PeterBDoran
Episodes
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![Episode 33 - The Monster Pipe]()
Episode 33 - The Monster Pipe
02/05/2016 Duration: 11minThe Alyeska consortium builds an 800-mile pipeline across Alaska.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 32 - Ice and Crude]()
A History of Oil, Episode 32 - Ice and Crude
17/02/2016 Duration: 10minThe hunt is on for Alaskan crude.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 31, Inflated Dreams]()
A History of Oil, Episode 31, Inflated Dreams
31/01/2016 Duration: 13minThe long-awaited showdown over Iran unfolds.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 30 - Friends and Enemies]()
A History of Oil, Episode 30 - Friends and Enemies
06/12/2015 Duration: 15minStrange things happen when oil reaches stratospheric heights.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 29 - Oil Shock]()
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![A History of Oil, Episode 28 - Breaking Rockefeller]()
A History of Oil, Episode 28 - Breaking Rockefeller
15/11/2015 Duration: 19minIran's "King of Kings" becomes the Guardian of the Gulf.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 27 - The Gladiators]()
A History of Oil, Episode 27 - The Gladiators
02/08/2015 Duration: 17minAmerica's need for "gladiators" spells danger for the global economy.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 26 - Weve Done It]()
A History of Oil, Episode 26 - We've Done It
15/07/2015 Duration: 15minOPEC in a world of cheap oil.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 25 - Gentlemens Agreement]()
A History of Oil, Episode 25 - Gentlemen's Agreement
01/07/2015 Duration: 20minA "gentlemen's agreement" to change the world of oil as we knew it.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 24 - Barometer of Power]()
A History of Oil, Episode 24 - Barometer of Power
17/09/2013 Duration: 21minVenezuela’s hot house of new ideas about oil.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 23 – The Peacock Throne]()
A History of Oil, Episode 23 – The Peacock Throne
14/07/2013 Duration: 19minOperation Ajax and the coup that changed Iran.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 22 – The Persian Pivot]()
A History of Oil, Episode 22 – The Persian Pivot
03/07/2013 Duration: 17minMossadegh wins his fight for nationalization, and Iran loses its democracy.
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![A History of Oil, New Episodes]()
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![A History of Oil, Episode 21 - Man of the Year]()
A History of Oil, Episode 21 - Man of the Year
02/06/2012 Duration: 21minMohammed Mossadegh turns the oil world upside down
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![A History of Oil, Episode 20 - Swords into Plastics]()
A History of Oil, Episode 20 - Swords into Plastics
16/05/2012 Duration: 20minThis is how a Reich ends, not necessarily with a bang but a shortage.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 19 - War And Rumors of War, Part II]()
A History of Oil, Episode 19 - War And Rumors of War, Part II
02/05/2012 Duration: 19minJapan's grab for oil ends badly.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 18 - War And Rumors of War, Part I]()
A History of Oil, Episode 18 - War And Rumors of War, Part I
20/04/2012 Duration: 18minWar returns as Hitler's gamble in the East goes horribly wrong.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 17 - Going Native]()
A History of Oil, Episode 17 - Going Native
30/06/2011 Duration: 22minKing Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and John Philby alter the oil balance of the planet.
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![A History of Oil, Episode 16 - Filling Up on the Red Line]()
A History of Oil, Episode 16 - Filling Up on the Red Line
16/06/2011 Duration: 14minMr. Five Percent Draws a Red Line around Arabia, but will this new oil cartel last?
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![A History of Oil, Episode 15 - The First Great War]()
A History of Oil, Episode 15 - The First Great War
04/06/2011 Duration: 17minThe sovereignty of oil has finally arrived. And it is going to be a very, brutal reign.
