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Blood Will Flow: The Murderous Business of Oil and Gas

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Alex Perry investigates the 2021 attack on Palma, Mozambique, and the lives caught between armed insurgents and a major natural-gas development. Reconstructing the experiences of residents and workers seeking safety, he examines why assistance failed to reach people close to heavily protected energy infrastructure. The investigation then widens to the relationships among fossil-fuel companies, governments, security contractors, and the communities surrounding extraction projects. Through survivor accounts and reporting across several continents, Perry follows efforts to establish responsibility and obtain justice, connecting one catastrophe to broader questions about profit, power, and accountability.

Publisher: Ithaka (Bonnier Books UK)
Publication date: 2026-03-19
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781804182703

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1. Atelier — Blood Will Flow: The Murderous Business of Oil and Gas with Phil Chetwynd and Alex Perry [Explicit]Checked

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2. The Land & Climate Podcast — Why is TotalEnergies facing allegations of war crimes in Mozambique?Checked

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3. The Claire Byrne Show — ‘Blood Will Flow: The murderous business of oil and gas’Checked

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