Oil, gas & what comes next
4/14/202633 min
This week, we are exploring the oil and gas industry, literally from the ground up: what's the geology of oil formation, how does a petrochemist go from crude to highly refined, can the UK solve its energy price problem by actually using the oil on its own doorstep, and what lies downstream of oil as we transition to alternatives? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Speaker 20:29
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Chris Smith· Host0:48
Hello, welcome to The Naked Scientists podcast. This is a show that brings you the biggest breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology, and medicine. I'm Chris Smith. And this week, with prices at the pumps rocketing and some countries even closing their forecourts as their tanks run dry, we're taking a look at the geology, chemistry, and evolution of the oil and gas industry. [musique de synthé rétro] The price of fuel has risen sharply in recent months, by as much as fifty percent in some parts of the world. It's being driven by the conflict in the Middle East and growing uncertainty over global