Episodes (8)

Our Plan
S01E01 · Our Plan

Jan 01, 1992

The discovery of petroleum gives rise to a new global industry. John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil grows into a monopoly. Muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell pulls back the curtain and reveals inconvenient truths about the robber baron.

Empires of Oil
S01E02 · Empires of Oil

Jan 01, 1992

Oil is struck in Sumatra. Henri Deterding of Royal Dutch Petroleum and Marcus Samuel of Shell join forces and compete against Standard Oil. Oil is struck in Texas. Winston Churchill recognizes the strategic value of oil on the eve of World War I.

The Black Giant
S01E03 · The Black Giant

Jan 01, 1992

Standard Oil's Walter 'The Boss' Teagle squares off against Calouste 'Mr. Five Percent' Gulbenkian, gatekeeper to Mideast oil. C.M. 'Dad' Joiner and Doc Lloyd strike oil in east Texas, sparking a boom that brings government regulation to the industry.

War and Oil
S01E04 · War and Oil

Jan 01, 1992

The key but often overlooked role that oil played in World War II is examined and discussed by war veterans and military historians.

Crude Diplomacy
S01E05 · Crude Diplomacy

Jan 01, 1993

Mideast oil is declared the greatest prize in history, but a prize not easily won. Participants and historians discuss the wooing of Saudi Arabia's Ibn Saud, the creation of Aramco, and the postwar reality that petroleum is political.

Power to the Producers
S01E06 · Power to the Producers

Jan 01, 1993

The story of oil in the 1950s and '60s. Italy's Enrico Mattei challenges the 'Seven Sisters.' Oil diplomacy in an increasingly volatile Middle East. The creation of OPEC in 1960. Cheap oil fuels America's car culture and suburban sprawl.

The Tinderbox
S01E07 · The Tinderbox

Jan 01, 1993

The tumultuous years 1971 through 1991 saw shifting power in the oil industry as OPEC commandeered the driver's seat, sparking a global search for new oil sources. 'Oil as a weapon' results in the gas shortages of 1973 and '79.

The New Order of Oil
S01E08 · The New Order of Oil

Jan 01, 1993

Is oil a 'sunset industry'? A galvanized environmentalist movement and government regulation pose challenges to the oil industry. The oil industry presses ahead trusting in its customers' continuing love affair with their automobiles.

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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power Season 1 (1992) is released on Jan 01, 1992. Watch The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power is directed by Maxine Baker,William Cran,Ben Loeterman,Stephanie Tepper and created by Vivian Ducat with Donald Sutherland and Daniel Yergin. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power is available online on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Video.

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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

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