On the oil-rich tar sands of Athabasca along Alaska's Arctic shore, a group of shrewd and, on occasion, ruthlessly cold-blooded men make plans to hold the entire oil-producing industry hostage.

On the oil-rich tar sands of Athabasca along Alaska's Arctic shore, a group of shrewd and, on occasion, ruthlessly cold-blooded men make plans to hold the entire oil-producing industry hostage.