Crude - The Incredible Journey of Oil is a 2007 documentary
broadcast by the ABC. Directed, produced, written and presented
by Dr Richard Smith, this documentary is an exploration of the
incredible journey of oil. Crude is a 90-minute documentary
spanning 160 million years of the Earth's history to reveal the
story of the fossil fuel. It illuminates the extraordinary
carbon cycle and the role of oil in our impending climate
crisis. - Chronology history of oil: 2000BC-2000AD - The irony
of oil - Made from oil - Alternatives to oil Object
credit:Courtesy of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation