Oil wells from the Dutch colonial era lie scattered across Indonesia, polluting the earth and destroying locals' chances at making a living off anything but oil. We visited the workers who risk their lives daily to survive off the little oil that's left.

Editor's Note: At 6:20, the narrator incorrectly states when Indonesia gained independence. Indonesia gained independence in 1945.

00:00 - Introduction
01:06 - How Workers Extract The Oil
05:33 - How These Oil Wells Got Here
06:13 - Environmental Impact
07:13 - Who Owns The Oil
09:35 - How The Oil Gets Refined
12:22 - Where The Oil Ends Up
14:07 - Why Locals Keep Digging
16:35 - Credits

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