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S8, Ep1 | The Boom

Drilled • Season 8 Episode 1

S8, Ep1 | The Boom

Climate Justice
Fossil Fuel Industry
International climate negotiations
Latin America + Caribbean

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Five years ago, Kiana Wilburg was a new reporter when ExxonMobil executives and Guyanese government officials announced they had found oil 40 miles offshore. Wilburg and her newsroom had to quickly learn about the industry and this company that was suddenly so influential in their country and were left with just one question: exactly what kind of a deal had the country signed onto?

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