Black gold or Black Gold may refer to:

Commodities

Petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crud ...

or crude oil *

Black pepper Black pepper (''Piper nigrum'') is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about in dia ...

* Colored gold#Black gold

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Black Gold'' (1928 film), a 1928 film produced by Norman Studios * ''Black Gold'' (1936 film), starring Frankie Darro * ''Black Gold'' (1947 film) * ''Black Gold'' (1962 film), an adventure film * ''Gentle Ben 2: Black Gold'', a 2003 remake of ''

Gentle Ben Gentle Ben is a bear character created by author Walt Morey and first introduced in a 1965 children's novel, ''Gentle Ben''. The original novel told the story of the friendship between a large male bear named Ben and a boy named Mark. The story pr ...

'' * ''Black Gold'' (2006 film), a documentary about the fair-trading of coffee beans * ''Black Gold'' (2011 Nigerian film), a drama * ''Black Gold'' (2011 Qatari film), a war film co-produced with France, Tunisia and Italy * ''Black Gold'' (TV series), a documentary about oil-drilling in West Texas * ''Black Gold'' (2022 TV series), a CBS News documentary series about ExxonMobil climate change denial

Music

* Black Gold (band), a band from Brooklyn, New York * ''Black Gold'' (Jimi Hendrix recordings), an unreleased Jimi Hendrix album * ''Black Gold'' (Nina Simone album), 1970 * ''Black Gold'' (Kutt Calhoun album), 2013 * '' Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum'' * '' Black Gold: Best of Editors'' * "Black Gold" (song), a 1993 song by Soul Asylum from ''Grave Dancer's Union'' * "Black Gold", a 1997 song by Millencolin from ''

For Monkeys ''For Monkeys'' is the third album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 20 April 1997 in Sweden by Burning Heart Records and on 20 May 1997 in the United States by Epitaph Records. " Lozin' Must" was released as the album's sin ...

'' * "Black Gold", a 2005 song by Running Wild from ''

Rogues en Vogue ''Rogues en Vogue'' is the thirteenth album by Running Wild, released in 2005. Track listing Personnel *Rolf Kasparek – Vocals, All Guitars, some bass *Peter Pichl – Bass *Mattias Liebetruth – Drums Production *Peter Pichl – Engineer ...

'' * "Black Gold", a 2006 single by

The Prom Kings The Prom Kings were an American rock band based in Los Angeles, California that formed in 2001. The band released their self-titled debut album on August 2, 2005. Their first single, "Alone," started getting played on American rock radio station ...

* "Black Gold", a 2010 song by Foals from ''

Total Life Forever ''Total Life Forever'' is the second studio album by British indie rock band Foals, released on 10 May 2010 through Transgressive Records. Prior to the album's release, the band described it as sounding "like the dream of an eagle dying". It was ...

'' * "Black Gold", a 2012 song by Esperanza Spalding from ''

Radio Music Society ''Radio Music Society'' is the fourth studio album by Esperanza Spalding, which was released through the record label Heads Up International on March 20, 2012. The album earned Spalding Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Instrumental ...

Video games

* ''Black Gold'' (video game), a video game of the strategy genre released in 1989 by reLINE Software * '' World War III: Black Gold'', a 2001 strategy game made by JoWood and Reality Pump * ''Black Gold Online'', a 2014 steampunk MMORPG Published by

Snail Games Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (), doing business as Snail (), is a Chinese video game company and a Virtual Network Operator headquartered in Suzhou, China, which has branches Snail Games and Snail Mobile. Its division, Snail USA, i ...

Other media

* ''Black Gold'' (novel), a 1987 novel about South Africa by Anthony Sampson * ''Black Gold'', a 2001 art installation by Nathaniel Mellors

Other uses

* Black Gold, Kentucky *

Black Gold (horse) Black Gold (February 17, 1921 – January 18, 1928) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924. Background Black Gold's dam, U-See-it (spelled "Useeit" in registries), was owned by Al Hoots ...

(1921–1928), winner of 1924's Kentucky Derby * Black gold (jewelry), a type of gold used in jewelry *

Black gold (politics) Black gold () is a term used in the Republic of China (Taiwan) to refer to political corruption, underworld politics and political violence. The term refers to the obtaining of money (the "gold") through a dark, secretive, and corrupt method ("b ...

, a term used in the Republic of China (Taiwan) to refer to political corruption *

Ouro Preto Ouro Preto (, ''Black Gold''), formerly Vila Rica (, ''Rich Village''), is a city in and former capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and designated a World Herit ...

, city and former gold rush town in Minas Gerais, Brazil whose name means "Black Gold" *

Black Gold Casino Black Gold Casino is a Native American gaming syndicate operated and owned by the Chickasaw Nation in the state of Oklahoma. The casino is adjacent to U.S. Route 70 in Oklahoma bearing due north of Wilson, Oklahoma within Oklahoma administrativ ...

, Chickasaw Nation casino in Oklahoma