Durante os anos de 1920, nas terras ricas em petróleo da Nação Osage, no estado norte-americano do Oklahoma, uma sucessão de assassinatos brutais, que ficou conhecida como o Reino do Terror, desencadeia uma investigação em grande escala por parte do recém-formado FBI.
Quando Plainview recebe uma misteriosa dica de que numa pequena cidade do Oeste um oceano de petróleo está revelar-se à superfície, dirige-se até lá com o seu filho, H.W., para tentar a sua sorte na pequena e pobre Little Boston. Nesta miserável cidade onde a maior atenção está nos fervorosos seguidores da igreja do carismático pregador Eli Sunday, Daniel Plainview e H.W. ganham a sorte grande comprando terras e descobrindo mais e mais poços de petróleo por explorar. Com o decorrer do tempo e o aumento da fortuna, nada se mantém igual e à medida que os conflitos vão aumentando todos os valores humanos – amor, esperança, comunidade, fé, ambição e mesmo os laços que unem pais e filhos – são ameaçados pela corrupção, pela decepção, ao ritmo dos fluxos de petróleo.
O filme leva-nos através de uma extensa entrevista com Michael Ruppert, um ex-policia de Los Angeles que se tornou um jornalista freelance. Ele foi pioneiro ao prever a crise financeira atual numa altura em que a maioria dos analistas em Wall Street e Washington a negava.
Numa atuação brilhante, Christian Slater vive Tom Hansen, um alto executivo de uma companhia de Wall Street. Ao mesmo tempo em que recebe uma oportunidade profissional ele se depara com uma intriga de interesses internacionais pelo petróleo. Depois que se envolve num caso ardente com uma colega de escritório vivida por Selma Blair, o casal passa a ser visado e suas vidas entram em risco. Um filme excitante, inteligente e real!
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West-Texas and a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires that are fueling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
The night before Christmas 1969, the gas flare at the Ocean Viking is lit. Phillips has found the largest sub sea oil basin in history. And everything is about to change.
J.R., Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing are all back at Southfork, with plenty of secrets, schemes and betrayals in mind. This time, they're joined by the next generation of Ewings, who take ambition and deception to a new level.
The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the transition from black and white to colour transmissions. The series was based around an international oil company – the "Mogul" of the title. The first series was mostly concerned with the internal politics within the Mogul organisation, with episodes revolving around industrial espionage, internal fraud and negligence almost leading to an accident on a North Sea oil rig.
Billy and Cody LeFever dream of a new life and move to "The Bakken" in North Dakota, booming after the biggest oil discovery in American history. They’re soon pitted against a ruthless tycoon who forces them to put everything on the line, including their marriage.
Lone Star is an American drama television series which originally ran on Fox from September 20, 2010 to September 27, 2010, airing Monday nights at 9 pm ET/PT. Fox announced Lone Star's cancellation on September 28, 2010 after two low-rated episodes.
The story of the coverup of the century: of the boss atop a trillion dollar industry who discovered a shocking truth 40 years ago, created a black ops campaign to hide the evidence, and stopped at nothing to keep the money flowing, as the world burned.
Norway knew nothing about oil and gas production when the international oil giants would explore the North Sea. But after the first oil discoveries on the Ekofisk field in the late 1960s, Norway has grown into a technological and economic power, mainly thanks to the black gold that is pumped up from the seabed. This series of five episodes tells the story of the Norwegian oil adventure.
An excellent narration of oil industry since early days to 20th century and up to today. How oil changed the world and shaped our modern world today.
