# Controlling global oil — the backstory

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Podcast: [Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908)
Published: 2026-01-30T21:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/controlling-global-oil-the-backstroy/106237246
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## Resource

Since the start of the 20th century, oil has been the lifeblood of global development. Today, the story behind oil — and the politics of supplying oil and denying oil.

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