Oil. From the First Wells to a New Era

Oil — an irreplaceable black gold or an environmentally unfriendly source of disasters? Since the times of the Sumerians, it has been used in many areas of human life. But at what point did oil become the central tool of the world economy and politics? Today, humanity is actively developing ways to use it most rationally, and it's hard to find an item in our everyday life that is not made from its processed products. This book — a journey through the history of humanity, inextricably linked with oil: from the depths of the earth to a completely new era.