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This Week in Petroleum History, May 20 – 26

As trains converted from coal to diesel power, the Zephyr “streamliner” set a speed record in 1934. Read More

This Week in Petroleum History, May 13 – 19

Drilling technology advanced in the 1930s when George Failing added a rig to a farm truck. Read More

This Week in Petroleum History, May 6 – May 12

Confederate raiders in 1863 attacked Burning Springs, an oilfield in western Virginia. Read More

This Week in Petroleum History, April 29 – May 5

An 1869 “submarine drilling apparatus” patent presages modern offshore technologies. Read More

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Introduced in 1930, the Sinclair Oil “Dino” became a marketing icon whose popularity endures today. Read More

The Chicago Bridge & Iron Company patented “Hortonspheres,” storage vessels invented in the 1920s by its founder. Read More

An old petroleum stock certificate’s vignette is often its best value for scripophily – certificates as collectibles. Read More

The first Louisiana oil well revealed the giant Jennings oilfield on September 21, 1901, and launched the Pelican State’s petroleum industry. Read More

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THIS MONTH IN PETROLEUM HISTORY

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