This TV special addresses the state of the oil industry, an incessantly
pressing issue facing our global economy and environment. "PBS: Extreme
Oil" offers insight into the technology, history, processes and current
challenges of the oil industry.

The series, and this thorough website, take viewers on a world 'oil
tour'. Travel below ground, through pipelines, in barrels, aboard ships,
across oceans as well as into the minds of those who work on the production
and distribution of what has long been known as 'black gold'. The site
features a fascinating history of the industry, an education into the
science behind the business, as well as highlighting crucial environmental
issues facing the oil trade and its diminishing resources.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/extremeoil/