Oil: Power, Politics and Pipelines: The Story of Black Gold: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Oil: Power, Politics and Pipelines: The Story of Black Gold audiobook runs 9 hours unabridged, narrated by David Blair (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Blair
David Blair narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 96 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,009 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Oil: Power, Politics and Pipelines: The Story of Black Gold is an audiobook by Ian Fitzgerald: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by David Blair, released February 1, 2026, on the World and Sales & Retail shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Blair
- Released
- February 1, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Sales & Retail
- ISBN
- 9781398856660
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Oil: Power, Politics and Pipelines: The Story of Black Gold audiobook?
Oil: Power, Politics and Pipelines: The Story of Black Gold runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is the Oil: Power, Politics and Pipelines: The Story of Black Gold audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Oil: Power, Politics and Pipelines: The Story of Black Gold?
Oil: Power, Politics and Pipelines: The Story of Black Gold is narrated by David Blair.