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October 29, 2019
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September 4th, 1841 – Percussion Drilling Technology Patented The “Rock Drill Jar” was patented by William Morris on September 4th, 1841 with a discovery that would forever change the drilling industr
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October 29, 2019
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September 18th, 1948 – Utah Completes First Commercial Oil Well In 1948, Utah’s first commercial oil well was completed in the Uinta Basin, by the leader of the Equity Oil Company, J.L. “Mike” Dougan.
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October 29, 2019
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September 11th, 1866 – Ewing’s Method Officially Patented, Leading to Mobil Oil In 1866, a carpenter named Matthew Ewing patented his method for distilling kerosene. Ewing’s method involved kerosene b
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October 29, 2019
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August 30th, 1919 – Snake Hollow Gas Boom Brings Industry to Pittsburgh The August 30th the discovery of the Snake Hollow Gusher in McKeesport, Pennsylvania spearheaded a Pittsburgh oil boom, eventual
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October 29, 2019
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August 21st, 1897 – Olds Motor Vehicle Company Officially Opens in Michigan Ransom Eli Olds was a pioneer in the automotive industry beginning when he established the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Mic
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October 27, 2019
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Every week is filled with petroleum facts. Some only pertain to the time it happened. Others have affected us for generations. Here are a few that took place in March between the 6th and 12th. March 7
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October 27, 2019
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March 13th, 1974 – End of OPEC Embargo A five-month long oil embargo on the U.S. ended was officially ended on March 13th, 1974 by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) Arab member
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October 27, 2019
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August 1st, 1872 – First Current Pipeline Distributed The biggest gas distribution by pipeline started in August of 1872 when gas was transported from a well in Pennsylvania to a location nearly five
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October 27, 2019
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Every week is filled with petroleum facts. Some only pertain to the time it happened. Others have affected us for generations. Here are a few which took place between February 27th to March 5th. Febru
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October 27, 2019
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Every week is filled with petroleum facts. Some only pertain to the time it happened. Others have affected us for generations. Here are a few that took place between February 20th to the 26th. Februar
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