The Oil Machine

Can we break our addiction? Join us at a screening of the award-winning documentary THE OIL MACHINE. This film delves into the North Sea oil industry, exploring its environmental and economic impact.

Can we break our addiction? A screening of the award winning documentary THE OIL MACHINE followed by a discussion of the subject matter.

The time when we described it as “liquid gold” may be over, but our economic, historical and even emotional connection to oil is still very much intact. Oil is in everything from the products in our kitchen cupboards to our pension funds. We are deeply dependent on oil. Let’s just admit it: we’re addicts.

This urgent film examines, from a range of perspectives, an industry that has crept into every pore of our society. But this must change: this polluting machine is causing sea levels to rise irrevocably. Directors of oil companies, economists and young activists all have their say about the conflicting interests around oil. Meanwhile, drilling permits are still being issued, despite the agreements made through the Paris Climate Accords.

While the focus is on the economy of the UK and its oil fields in the North Sea, all of us—politician, industrialist and consumer alike—will think twice after seeing this film and ask ourselves how to turn the tide. And how quickly?

Can we break our addiction? Join Extinction Rebellion Glasgow at a screening of the award winning documentary THE OIL MACHINE, followed by a discussion of the film and the subject matter.

Free screening for school children. This film delves into the North Sea oil industry, exploring its environmental and economic impact.

Free admission to Under 16's

From the discovery of huge oil fields off the coast of Scotland to their mass privatisation during the Thatcher era, The Oil Machine highlights how oil became the invisible engine driving UK economic and public policy. In the wake of COP26 in Glasgow, demand for climate action has become a key societal concern and the pressure on both oil companies and the government continues to mount. Bringing together a wide range of voices, from industry executives and economists to young activists, Davie offers a visceral and thought-provoking interrogation into how this insidious machine might be dismantled.

Can we break our addiction? Screening of the award winning documentary The Oil Machine and discussion hosted by Naturvernforbundet i Fredrikstad og Hvaler (NiFH)

Can we break our addiction? A screening of the award winning documentary THE OIL MACHINE followed by a discussion of the subject matter.