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S3, Ep7 | The Global Oil Rush

Damages • Season 3 Episode 7

S3, Ep7 | The Global Oil Rush

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What's happening in Guyana isn't just happening there. All over the globe, oil companies are racing to tap as many of the remaining fossil fuel reserves as they can. This week, we're joined by Rolling Stone reporter Jeff Goodell for a story about what the global oil rush looks like in another part of the world: Namibia.

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New Oil Colonialism

As the fossil fuel industry races to tap its remaining reserves, what impact is it having on what it calls “frontier” countries in the Global South?

UpdatedJanuary 29, 2026Jan 29, 2026


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