In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Jeremy Paxman.
With energy experts warning that peak oil - the point at which the growth of demand for exceeds the growth in supply - is approaching, and the Gulf of Mexico oil leak highlighting the risks of drilling in inaccessible areas, is the world about to face an oil crunch?
Broadcast on:
BBC Two, 10:30pm Wednesday 9th June 2010
Duration:
50 minutes
Available until:
11:19pm Wednesday 16th June 2010
How close are our supplies of oil running out?
Paxman
More bad news for BP.
MARATORIUM imposed by Obama.
Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico.
Dallas! – played the theme.
1980s glamour.
Southampton – expertise in Oceanography.
North Sea Oil – about 15% of UK’s oil needs.
BP says we got 46 years left of oil.
Report by Susan Watts – BBCs Science Correspondent.
“Proved Oil Reserves”
Eurasia
Asia Pacific
Graphed against Oil worriers, a gap between supply and demand.
Solar Century spokesman…
Jeremy Leggett.
A vested interest in alternative energy sources.
VS
Det Norske, a Norweigen CEO.
Erik Haugaune
Like stone age didn’t end because of no stones…
Same with oil – will be used after its found.
Worry is that we’re increasingly drilling for oil in harder places.
Argument is that technology is improving.
China
India
Middle East
High demand.
Argument is that Oil companies are saying that they can meet the increasing exponential demands of the future, against is that they won’t.
Michael Crick
Labour Party leadership.
Diane Abbott, definitely running for leadership.
Paxman speaking to her.
Quite convincing.
UN sanctions
On Iran, Tehran
Iranian President
Diplomatic Editor: Mark Urban
Obama speaking of it.
Shift in Obama’s position.
Started with an open hand of friendship.
China and Iran might still be working together.
A worry about Russia.
Iranian President rude about Russia.
Gaza under control of Hamas.
West Palestine, seized by Israel before…
Palestinian authority on West Bank…
Increasing productivity…
Embodiment of a shiny new assertiveness…
Salam Fayad (Canadian educated)
Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
Nablus – Northern West Bank
Blair (Middle East Envoy): Palestinian assertiveness has contributed to positive change. A by-product: Israeli withdrawal.
Qassem
Gaza – obstacle between Palestine and Hamas.
Palestine has to have Gaza and West Palestine.
To fully prosper, they need access to world markets.
Difficult in politically precarious times.
Anabtawi
Two main issues:
1. 1. Palestinian continuity
2. 2. Israel
Obama encouraged to continue pressurizing Israel, as is Tony Blair as Middle East Envoy.
The 80s
The Mummy Returns
Thatcher back in the public eye.
Nick Clegg: talking of them as a folk memory.
Extipate?
It wasn’t all that bad…
Personally, I agree…
Folk memory right?
Depends on what folk, and who’s memory!
An incredible explosion of creativity.
Harry Enfield’s ‘Loadsamoney’
British reticence towards money…
Lynne Franks
PR Consultant
Thatcher: “There is no society”.
Writer of The Damned United:
A fractured country that’s going to be fractured again, contrary to Miners in the 80s where despite losing, were well supported.
Glaswegian friend, Gavin Esler.
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