Discovering the world's blood: oil's early years. From nuisance to world's prized commodity. The making of oil. The world B.P.-Before Petroleum. Dawning of the modern age. Up from the ground -- Keeping the blood flowing: petroleum goes global. Oil spreads around the globe. The crude new world. The industry grows. Breaking up was hard to do. International players in oil politics. Getting our petroleum fix -- Bloody wars: fighting for fuel. Making oil a national priority. Oil as a spoil of war. Battling for middle east control. Terrorism and oil -- Clogging the bloodlines : policy, polities, and greed. Conservation versus exploration. Lobbying for oil. The politics of energy. Federal oil leasing policies. Playing the oil pricing game -- Looking to a bloody future: will we continue to depend on oil?. Polluting problems. Fuel efficiency and renewable sources of energy. Digging deeper. Global hot spots. Getting too warm?. Crystal-ball gazing.