The Alyeska consortium builds an 800-mile pipeline acrossAlaska.

The Alyeska consortium builds an 800-mile pipeline across Alaska.

Episode 33 - The Monster Pipe

A History of Oil, Episode 32 - Ice and Crude

The long-awaited showdown over Iran unfolds.

The long-awaited showdown over Iran unfolds.

A History of Oil, Episode 31, Inflated Dreams

Strange things happen when oil reaches stratospheric heights.

Strange things happen when oil reaches stratospheric heights.

A History of Oil, Episode 30 - Friends and Enemies

A History of Oil, Episode 29 - Oil Shock

Iran's "King of Kings" becomes the Guardian of the Gulf.

Iran's "King of Kings" becomes the Guardian of the Gulf.

A History of Oil, Episode 28 - Breaking Rockefeller

America's need for "gladiators" spells danger for the global economy.

America's need for "gladiators" spells danger for the global economy.

A History of Oil, Episode 27 - The Gladiators

A History of Oil, Episode 26 - We've Done It

A "gentlemen's agreement" to change the world of oil as we knew it.

A "gentlemen's agreement" to change the world of oil as we knew it.

A History of Oil, Episode 25 - Gentlemen's Agreement

Venezuela’s hot house of new ideas about oil.

Venezuela’s hot house of new ideas about oil.

A History of Oil, Episode 24 - Barometer of Power

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

Great Podcast and story!

Great Podcast

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. <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterBDoran" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/PeterBDoran</a>

A History of Oil

The rise of Rockefeller and Standard Oil - both will inspire fear, disgust and admiration. historyofoil.typepad.com

The rise of Rockefeller and Standard Oil - both will inspire fear, disgust and admiration. <a href="http://historyofoil.typepad.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">historyofoil.typepad.com</a>

A History of Oil, Episode 4 - The Anaconda

The race for oil is underway in Pennsylvania’s great “Oildorado.” historyofoil.typepad.com

The race for oil is underway in Pennsylvania’s great “Oildorado.” <a href="http://historyofoil.typepad.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">historyofoil.typepad.com</a>

A History of Oil, Episode 3 - The Finger Snappers

Russia's Twilight Empire and the first of two revolutions that would reshape the geopolitical map.

Russia's Twilight Empire and the first of two revolutions that would reshape the geopolitical map.

A History of Oil, Episode 12 - Tale of Two Revolutions: Part I

The first long distance pipeline tries to break Rockefeller's grip; but is Pennsylvania’s oil running out? historyofoil.typepad.com

The first long distance pipeline tries to break Rockefeller's grip; but is Pennsylvania’s oil running out? <a href="http://historyofoil.typepad.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">historyofoil.typepad.com</a>

A History of Oil, Episode 5 - Pleasant Harmony 

King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and John Philby alter the oil balance of the planet. 

King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and John Philby alter the oil balance of the planet.

A History of Oil, Episode 17 - Going Native

Mohammed Mossadegh turns the oil world upside down

Mohammed Mossadegh turns the oil world upside down

A History of Oil, Episode 21 - Man of the Year

This is how a Reich ends, not necessarily with a bang but a shortage.

This is how a Reich ends, not necessarily with a bang but a shortage.

A History of Oil, Episode 20 - Swords into Plastics

The sovereignty of oil has finally arrived. And it is going to be a very, brutal reign.

The sovereignty of oil has finally arrived. And it is going to be a very, brutal reign.

A History of Oil, Episode 15 - The First Great War

Lima Skunk

Standard Oil bites off more than it can chew as a new frontier opens in Northwestern Ohio. historyofoil.typepad.com

Standard Oil bites off more than it can chew as a new frontier opens in Northwestern Ohio. <a href="http://historyofoil.typepad.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">historyofoil.typepad.com</a>

A History of Oil, Episode 6 - Lima Skunk

Turmoil in Persia and the start of British petroleum interests in the Gulf.  

Turmoil in Persia and the start of British petroleum interests in the Gulf.

A History of Oil, Episode 13 - Tale of Two Revolutions: Part II

Winston Churchill’s famous leap into the "sea of troubles” of Persian Oil.

Winston Churchill’s famous leap into the "sea of troubles” of Persian Oil.

A History of Oil, Episode 14 - A Sea of Troubles

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