Press Play with Madeleine Brand
A Worldwide View of Low Oil Prices
It’s not just California that’s feeling the effects of cheap oil. Thousands of contract workers in the oil industry have been laid off around the world. This week, oil giant BP announced that it will freeze pay for 84,000 workers, and governments in places like Venezuela, Nigeria and Russia - which are dependent on oil - are running out of money.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIt’s not just California that’s feeling the effects of cheap oil. Thousands of contract workers in the oil industry have been laid off around the world. This week, oil giant BP announced that it will freeze pay for 84,000 workers, and governments in places like Venezuela, Nigeria and Russia - which are dependent on oil - are running out of money. We take a look at how low oil prices are playing out around the globe.
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- 28:28'3 ½ Minutes'
- 42:10The University Fundraising Race
The full episode
2 of 5California Oil Town Runs Dry, Glitter Bomb Hoax and '3 ½ Minutes'- 0:00A Look at The Other Side of the Pump in Kern County
- 9:43A Worldwide View of Low Oil PricesYou’re reading this
- 20:48The Glitter Hoax and Other Web News
- 28:28'3 ½ Minutes'
- 42:10The University Fundraising Race