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A History of Oil

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

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Episode 33 - The Monster Pipe

Episode 33 - The Monster Pipe

The Alyeska consortium builds an 800-mile pipeline acrossAlaska.

2 May 2016

11mins

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A History of Oil, Episode 32 - Ice and Crude

A History of Oil, Episode 32 - Ice and Crude

The hunt is on for Alaskan crude.

17 Feb 2016

10mins

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A History of Oil, Episode 31, Inflated Dreams

A History of Oil, Episode 31, Inflated Dreams

The long-awaited showdown over Iran unfolds.

31 Jan 2016

13mins

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A History of Oil, Episode 30 - Friends and Enemies

A History of Oil, Episode 30 - Friends and Enemies

Strange things happen when oil reaches stratospheric heights.

6 Dec 2015

15mins

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A History of Oil, Episode 29 - Oil Shock

A History of Oil, Episode 29 - Oil Shock

Cheap oil goes bust, for now.

1 Dec 2015

12mins

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A History of Oil, Episode 28 - Breaking Rockefeller

A History of Oil, Episode 28 - Breaking Rockefeller

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

15 Nov 2015

19mins

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A History of Oil, Episode 27 - The Gladiators

A History of Oil, Episode 27 - The Gladiators

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

2 Aug 2015

17mins

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

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

OPEC in a world of cheap oil.

15 Jul 2015

15mins

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

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

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

1 Jul 2015

20mins

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A History of Oil, Episode 24 - Barometer of Power

A History of Oil, Episode 24 - Barometer of Power

Venezuela’s hot house of new ideas about oil.

17 Sep 2013

21mins

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