Markus Westermann strives to move to the USA, a country of unlimited opportunities. His first attempt fails, but he meets the old oilman Karl Block, who claims that in the depths of the Earth there are still oil reserves that will last for a good millennium, and that only he knows the method of how to find them. He needs a business partner like Marcus. However, an explosion in an oil port in the Persian Gulf leads to disruptions in the world's supply of critical raw materials. Humanity faces its most difficult test. And only Marcus is convinced that the steering wheel can still be turned sharply...