Действието се развива в Денвър, Колорадо, като във фокуса попада петролният магнат Блейк Керингтън, новата му съпруга и бивша секретарка Кристъл, и разглезените и проблемни деца на Керингтън. В основата на сюжета е неспирната вражда между семейство Керингтън и бизнес конкурента им - семейство Колби. От поредицата струи богатство и блясък; в нея изгряват звездите на Джоан Колинс и на Ема Самс. Висша мода, изключително красиви жени, подмолни кроежи и смешни, но все пак вълнуващи истории.

When the crew of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast, is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the outside world. As the rig is hit by massive tremors, the crew endeavor to discover what’s driving the unknown force. But a major accident forces them to ask questions about who they can really trust.

Roughnecks is a BBC comedy-drama series that ran over two series between 1994 and 1995 on BBC One. The show centred on the working and personal lives of those who worked on the fictional oil rig "The Osprey Explorer" in the North Sea.

An excellent narration of oil industry since early days to 20th century and up to today. How oil changed the world and shaped our modern world today.

Modern history is steeped in oil. Oil is a fuel as well as a raw material for such products as plastics or detergents. Oil is the driving force behind major technological, economic and social developments, even revolutions and wars. The 20th century has lightly been called the century of oil.

For most of the last century and until the present day, Royal Dutch Shell has been one of the largest oil companies in the world. From its creating in 1907 the company played a key role in the global oil industry.