Secrets of the Oil Industry (Big Oil in Africa Documentary) | Real Stories

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A real-life Treasure of the Sierra Madre about ambitious people who uncover oil in one of the poorest places on earth. An international suspense story with extraordinary access.

Executive produced by Brad Pitt, Big Men follows what happens when a Texas oil firm makes an enormous discovery off West Africa’s coast. Gaining unprecedented access to reveal big business in oil, it took six years to make and takes viewers around the world, from inside Wall Street boardrooms to the jungle camp of a Nigerian militant group.

Director Rachel Boynton has an incredible ability to go behind closed doors; her access is critical when Kosmos Energy makes its enormous discovery. Christened the Jubilee Field, this massive undersea deposit had the potential to return a staggering $2.2 billion to investors.

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  20. URGENT

    Oil exploration in Virunga National Park.

    Imagine the US government allowing comprehensive oil drilling in Yellowstone. It's comparable to the plans Congolese officials now have in mind. Although Virunga National Park’s pristine wilderness has been granted protections under Congolese and international law, companies from Europe and elsewhere are pursing plans for oil extraction in and around the park, which is one of the world’s most extraordinary natural places.

    Not only is it Africa’s oldest national park, a World Heritage Site, and a Ramsar wetland of international importance, it is also home to some 350 of the around 1.000 Mountain Gorillas existing in the wild. Major oil exploitation will involve disruptive seismic tests, forest clearing, deep underground drilling, and ultimately laying of vulnerable oil pipelines. The additional human presence required for these activities will be damaging to the park’s ecosystems.

    As a signatory to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, Democratic Republic of the Congo has agreed to respect the treaty’s requirements for the protection World Heritage Sites.

    Oil and mineral extraction have been found by UNESCO to be incompatible with the spirit of the convention. Alarmed by the allocation of oil concessions within Virunga National Park, UNESCO’s Director General has called for the Congolese government to “abandon all plans for oil extraction.” Similarly, the World Heritage Committee has urged that all oil permits be canceled.

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  28. What an interesting documentary, thoughtfully and well put together. 👏
    In Ghana is a country trying to squeeze out the best deal they could get from a ferocious international business community, even by playing dodgy politics with the deal, and in Nigeria is a small community grappling to get even the smallest benefit they could get from a greedy stupid and corrupt government. As a Nigerian, I will rather have the former..

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