PetroApocalypse Now? | |
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Directed by | Andrew Evans |
Theme music composer | Marco Lenzi, Bim Sturdy, KLUtCh, Grand Agent |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 48 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | 2008 |
PetroApocalypse Now? is a 2008 documentary television film about the future of global oil production and peak oil.[1] [2]
Overview
[edit]PetroApocalypse Now? examines the arguments surrounding peak oil from both sides of the debate. It dissects the points of view of the oil industry and governments, who believe peak oil is a long way off, and meets the experts from the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas who believe global oil production will begin to decline very soon. Notably, it exposes the evidence surrounding the exaggeration of the oil reserves in Kuwait by travelling there to meet former MP Abdullah Al-Nibari.[3]
Broadcasters
[edit]The film was broadcast by CBC Newsworld in Canada as Oil: Apocalypse Now?. It has also been broadcast by Ushuaia TV in France, Metro TV in Indonesia, SVT in Sweden, PBS in the US.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
References
[edit]- ^ "American Public Television". American Public Television.
- ^ "Andrew Evans". London: Guardian Newspapers. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Press Release". Energy Bulletin.
- ^ "Canadian review". Globe and Mail.
- ^ "PBS Station". KACV.
- ^ "PBS Station". KLRU. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Ushuaia TV Press Release". Ushuaia TV. Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "Canadian Review". Peakoil.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Canadian Review". The Record.