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World Service,27 Feb 1999,13 mins

Fossilized Sunshine

Earthworks

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Oil and gas are the world's major resources but what are they and where are they found? Oil and gas is waste plant and animal matter, effectively fossilized sunshine that has been formed over millions of years. This is a programme from the BBC World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 1999.

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