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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 20 MIN

30 When Oil Brought Superpowers to Their Knees

from Crude Ambition: This is the story of power · host By Seven Media

The embargo hits and the world loses its mind. This is the episode where oil prices explode 600 percent, panicked buyers bid against each other like their survival depends on it, and the age of cheap energy dies in a matter of weeks. Episode 30 of Crude Ambition plunges into the chaos of late 1973, when gas lines, fear, and the scramble for every last barrel reshaped the global economy overnight.

The embargo hits and the world loses its mind. This is the episode where oil prices explode 600 percent, panicked buyers bid against each other like their survival depends on it, and the age of cheap energy dies in a matter of weeks. Episode 30 of Crude Ambition plunges into the chaos of late 1973, when gas lines, fear, and the scramble for every last barrel reshaped the global economy overnight.

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