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Edward Laurence Doheny ( / doʊˈhiːni /; September 14, 1852 – September 19, 1927) was an American oil tycoon who, in 1892, drilled the first successful oil well in the Los Angeles City Oil Field. His success set off a petroleum boom in Southern California, and made him a fortune when, in 1902, he sold his properties.
In this way, Canada's proven reserves increased suddenly in 2003 when the oil sands of Alberta were seen to be economically viable. Similarly, Venezuela 's proven reserves jumped in the late 2000s when the heavy oil of the Orinoco Belt was judged economic.
H. L. Hunt. Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. (February 17, 1889 – November 29, 1974) was an American oil tycoon. [ 1] By trading poker winnings for oil rights according to legend, but more likely through money he gained from successful speculation in oil leases, he ultimately secured title to much of the East Texas Oil Field, one of the world's ...
Breanna Stewart scored 33 points to lead the New York Liberty to a 98–88 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday. With the victory, the Liberty improved their record to 14–3, the best ...
Scott Sheffield, the founder and longtime CEO of Texas oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources, attempted to collude with OPEC and its allies to inflate oil prices, federal regulators alleged Thursday.
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) (season 4) List of episodes. " Of Late I Think of Cliffordville " is episode 116 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on April 11, 1963, on CBS. In this episode, an elderly business tycoon buys the opportunity to enjoy amassing his fortune a second time.
Barrymore, who co-starred with Adam Sandler in the 2004 romantic comedy “50 First Dates,” revealed the film originally had a different ending during a recent episode of “The Drew Barrymore ...
An oil war is a conflict about petroleum resources, or their transportation, consumption, or regulation. The term may also refer generally to any conflict in a region that contains oil reserves or is geographically positioned in a location where an entity has or may wish to develop production or transportation infrastructure for petroleum products.