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Crude Oil dates back to ancient times where it was used as a liniment. In 1850 crude oil was refined by a process created by Edwin Drake of Western Pennsylvania.
Edwin Drake installed the first producing "oil well" in US. It was located in western Pennsylvania not far from Hershey.
Western Oil Sands was created in 1975.
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the Western Hemisphere.
It was actually Standard Oil that was significant in the formation of the Cleveland Massacre in the late 1870s. John D. Rockefeller's company called Standard Oil held a monopoly on the oil traffic in and out of Cleveland until the Supreme Court ruled it had to be split up in 1911.
Norway is the largest oil producer and exporter in Western Europe
First Oil Well in Western Canada was created in 1965.
John D. Rockefeller is important because by the early 1880s standard oil controlled about 90% of an oil business , which he discovered. Rockefeller saw a great opportunity to start this business. In Cleveland, Ohio, he built his 1st oil refinery.
Depends on the oil pan used. 6 quarts (with FL1A oil filter) is typical
The top three oil producers in Western Europe are Norway, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.
Charles E. Williams has written: 'Western Pennsylvania's oil heritage' -- subject(s): Petroleum industry and trade, Pictorial works, History
Ida Tarbell wrote The History of The Standard Oil Company