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\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"im\"\u003e'Dripping with delicious detail' - Aditya Chakrabortty\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"im\"\u003eTaking the reader on a journey through North East Scotland, Merseyside, South Wales, the Thames Estuary and London, this is the story of Britainâs oil-soaked past, present and future. Travelling the country, the authors discover how the financial power and political muscle of an industry built the culture of a nation from pop music to kitchen appliances, and how companies constructed an empire, extracting the wealth of the world from Iran to Nigeria and Alaska.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003eToday, the tide seems to be going out â Britainâs refineries have been quietly closed, the North Sea oilfields are declining and wind farms are being built in their place. As the country painfully shifts into its new post-industrial role in the shadow of Covid, Brexit and the climate crisis, many believe the age of oil to be over. But is it?\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003eSpeaking to oil company executives and traders, as well as refinery workers, filmmakers and musicians, activists and politicians, the authors put real people at the heart of a compelling story.\u003c/p\u003e |
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