This program goes beyond the familiar territory of the Gulf and the Middle East to some of the world's other rich oil regions to test the new frontiers of the oil industry. The series' three episodes explore the global oil industry in the form of a journey, a voyage of discovery through the world's oil-production regions. On this journey viewers encounter the real people in the field. Caught up in the action, their words and stories reveal a high-octane, billion-dollar industry that continues to affect the lives of every man, woman and child on the planet.