Exploring one of the world's most vital resources.
A look at off-shore oil-field exploration in the polar bear territory of the Beaufort Sea
Oil counts for 90% of Nigeria's wealth - but where do the profits go?
Testing a new radar system on the space shuttle Endeavour that finds oil slicks
An air traffic control type system for oil tankers could prevent future oil spills
Oil in Africa - Nigeria may be king but for how long?
The complexities of prospecting for oil in a major river delta systems
After protests about high fuel prices in Britain, a discussion about global oil dependency
A look at Shell's plans to extract oil from sands in Canada and the issues they face
"Americans are hooked on cheap gasoline"
Would the US have gone to war with Iraq if it wasn't a major source of oil?
The sometimes tense relationship between the US and one of its oldest oil partners
How and why the US has dramatically increased its influence in the Caspian region
The search of oil and the discovery that oil supplies could soon begin to run out
How heavily does the world rely on oil?
A look at the oil production industry in the USA
