Why Big Oil is opening new frontiers | FT Film
Suriname, South America’s smallest and greenest country, is tying its future to a $10.5bn offshore oil development led by TotalEnergies. As energy markets around the world reel from wars with Russia and Iran, the FT looks at why offshore explorations like this have become increasingly important, despite the energy transition
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00:00 Intro: One of Big Oil’s newest frontiers
01:09 The disruption to global oil supplies
02:37 TotalEnergies’ new shore base
03:34 Investment in offshore oil
04:44 The GranMorgu project
06:24 Suriname’s vision
09:04 Using oil money to protect the rainforest
12:10 The choice for developing countries
13:25 The land defender’s view
15:20 New investments in Paramaribo
16:43 Suriname’s recent history
18:07 The institutional scaffolding
19:10 Staatsolie, the state oil company
22:57 The impact on the dolphins
25:04 Mangroves and the climate crisis
27:50 The view from the business world
29:30 Outro: the risks and rewards
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