The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.

Η σειρά εξελίσσεται πάνω στην πλατφόρμα εξόρυξης πετρελαίου Kishorn Bravo, που είναι εγκατεστημένη στα ανοικτά της Σκωτίας. Όταν το πλήρωμα ετοιμάζεται για την προγραμματισμένη επιστροφή στη στεριά, μια μυστηριώδης και απρόσμενη ομίχλη αρχίζει να καλύπτει τα πάντα και σύντομα ανακαλύπτουν πως όλες οι επικοινωνίες με την ακτή και τον έξω κόσμο είναι εκτός λειτουργίας. Καθώς προσπαθούν να ανακαλύψουν τι βρίσκεται πίσω από αυτήν την περίεργη δύναμη, οι δεσμοί σπάνε και νέες συμμαχίες δημιουργούνται.

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.

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.

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.