Abhyangam, the ayurvedic oil massage, usually performed by two therapists on a special wooden bed, India, Asia

Sunlight through old olives trees (Olea europaea) in olive grove for traditional olive oil in sub-tropical climate of Corfu, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Oil tanker, Dublin Port, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Europe

The Mastaba, a project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude comprising over 7000 oil barrels in the Serpentine, London, W2, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View from limestone pavement across the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains National Park where the blue haze is caused by eucalyptus oil, near Katoomba, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New South Wales (N.S.W.), Australia, Pacific

Ayurvedic oil massage, India, Asia

Husk mill, historic olive oil press with granite millstones used until 1970s now a heritage monument to a former industrial past, village of Alvito, Beja district, Baixa Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Seaventures recycled oil rig hotel, Mabul Island in the Celebes Sea, eastern Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A man in Islamabad, Pakistan dragging a trailer loaded with empty oil cans through the crowded street.

Ayurvedic Oil Production Process at Soukya Holistic Health Centre in India, Asia

A local woman walking while carrying a can on her head and a pot in her hand, Corfu Island, Greek Islands

Chakra Dhara, the pouring of medicated oils on the chakras of the body at Ananda Spa, Ananda in the Himalayas, India, Asia

Grangemouth oil refinery and fields of rapeseed, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Paul the Hermit. oil on canvas by Jusepe de Ribera, the Louvre Museum, Paris, France, Europe

Argan oil making, Agadir, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Detail of an angel, part of the Miraculous Healing of St. Roch by Charles-Amedee-Philippe Van-Loo, oil on canvas, Museum of Art and Archaeology, Senlis, Ile de France, France, Europe

Aerial of the Union oil platform in the Erewan field in the Gulf of Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Oil palm saplings (Elaeis Guineensis), Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shop window in the Old Spice Souk, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Coconut oil massage with shells, Le Spa at Sofitel Manila, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Oil rig on a field, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America

Oil lamps, Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Making sugar syrup from palm oil, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ayurvedic Oil Production Process at Soukya Holistic Health Centre in India, Asia

Oil refinery at Laurel, near Billings, Montana, United States of America, North America

Oil lamp, Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close-up of sunflowers which are grown for oil, in France, Europe

Olive oil, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Old oil rigs at the Abseron Peninsula, near Baku, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia

Michele Galantino gathering olives for fine extra virgin oil on his estate, Bisceglie, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Oil rig at Stavanger, North Sea oil capital, Rogaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Fishing boats and oil platform off Cabo Blanco, Peru, South America

Oil rigs off the coast of Norway near Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Golden Driller outside the Convention Center, Tulsa City, Oklahoma, United States of America, North America

Argan oil making, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Offering of truffles, honey and olive oil on the market, Rovinj, Istria, Croatia, Europe

Old oil rigs at the Abseron Peninsula, near Baku, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia

Produce of Perigord, Le Bugue market, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Oil refinery operating in the 1980s, Teheran, Iran, Middle East

Massage oil bottles

Oil lamp, Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Oil lamps, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bottling coconut oil to sell, Koh Samui, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

View on the harbour Bergen with oil industry support ship, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Aroma oil bottles

Young woman applying coconut oil

Ayurvedic Oil used in treatments, India, Asia

Ayurvedic Oil used in treatments, India, Asia

Truffles and bottles of olive oil selling on the market, Rovinj, Istria, Croatia, Europe

Sacred oil, Easter week in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Easter Wednesday sacred oil consecration in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Modern Han Chinese woman, oil town of Karamay, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Oil lamp in Hindu temple, Paris, France, Europe

Oil lamp in a Sri Lankan temple, Paris, France, Europe

Pappies and oil seed rape near San Quirico d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Syria, West Desert, Deir Ez Zor, An Oil Well At Works Near The Iraqi Border

Caribbean, West Indies, Barbados, Sugar Cane Fields And Oil Well At Work

Violet oil beetle (Meloe violaceus), Luxembourg, Europe

The tar sands upgrader plant at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray at sunset, Alberta, Canada, North America

Boreal forest trees clear felled to make way for a new tar sands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Soil overburden being removed to reach the tar sands beds in an open pit tar sands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

A SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Boreal forest trees clear felled to make way for a new tar sands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

A SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

A SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Sulphur which has to be extracted from the raw bitumen from tar sands piled up in huge mountains by the Syncrude upgrader plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Hideous air pollution from the Syncrude Tar sands upgrader plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Tar sands deposits being mined at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

A SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Tar sands deposits being mined at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Sulphur which has to be extracted from the raw bitumen from tar sands piled up in huge mountains by the Syncrude upgrader plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Sulphur which has to be extracted from the raw bitumen from tar sands piled up in huge mountains by the Syncrude upgrader plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

The tar sands are the largest industrial project on the planet, and the world's most environmentally destructive, Alberta, Canada, North America

The tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

The tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

The tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Sulphur which has to be extracted from the raw bitumen from tar sands piled up in huge mountains by the Syncrude upgrader plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Sulphur which has to be extracted from the raw bitumen from tar sands piled up in huge mountains by the Syncrude upgrader plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Hideous air pollution from the Syncrude Tar sands upgrader plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Tar sands deposits being mined at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

The tar sands are the largest industrial project on the planet, Alberta, Canada, North America

Zambia sesame seed, edible, used for making tahini and oil

African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in an oil palm plantation. HDR photo. East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations, Kengbeng, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in an oil palm plantation, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Factory for processing palm oil in mangroves, Balikpapan Bay, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Vast area of oil palm plantations. HDR photo. Kengbeng, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A nodding donkey oil pump at Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Oil pollution in Lyme Regis harbour, probably from a fishing vessel, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Oil pollution, venezuela. Lake maracaibo

The Kern River oilfield in Oildale, Bakersfield, California, USA

The Midway Sunset oilfield in Taft, Bakersfield, California, USA

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows solar panels that focus the suns rays on heat exchangers to boil oil, which is then sent down to the kitchens below to heat the cookers.

The Kern River oilfield in Oildale, Bakersfield, California, USA

The Kern River oilfield in Oildale, Bakersfield, California, USA

The Kern River oilfield in Oildale, Bakersfield, California, USA

The Kern River oilfield in Oildale, Bakersfield, California, USA

The Kern River oilfield in Oildale, Bakersfield, California, USA

The Midway Sunset oilfield in Taft, Bakersfield, California, USA.

The Midway Sunset oilfield in Taft, Bakersfield, California, USA.