Claim OwnershipA History of Oil
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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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The Alyeska consortium builds an 800-mile pipeline across
Alaska.
The hunt is on for Alaskan crude.
The long-awaited showdown over Iran unfolds.
Strange things happen when oil reaches stratospheric heights.
1Cheap oil goes bust, for now.
Iran's "King of Kings" becomes the Guardian of the Gulf.
America's need for "gladiators" spells danger for the global economy.
OPEC in a world of cheap oil.
A "gentlemen's agreement" to change the world of oil as we knew it.
Venezuela’s hot house of new ideas about oil.
Operation Ajax and the coup that changed Iran.
Mossadegh wins his fight for nationalization, and Iran loses its democracy.
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Mohammed Mossadegh turns the oil world upside down
This is how a Reich ends, not necessarily with a bang but a shortage.
Japan's grab for oil ends badly.
War returns as Hitler's gamble in the East goes horribly wrong.
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and John Philby alter the oil balance of the planet.
Mr. Five Percent Draws a Red Line around Arabia, but will this new oil cartel last?
The sovereignty of oil has finally arrived. And it is going to be a very, brutal reign.
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revisiting this podcast after a few years today as oil sinks to $.01 a barrel. a podcast I enjoyed throughly. a episode sharing your views on the current ongoing would be greatly appreciated.. thanks..