• The title of "Oil Capital of the World" is often used to refer to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Houston, Texas, the current center of the oil industry, more frequently...
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    wildcatters Oil Capital of the World The Energy Information Administration of the United States Department of Energy publishes extensive statistics on the production...
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  • of Creek Native American tribe. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of...
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    the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry. It is...
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    October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against the countries...
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    company that is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. As of 2022[update], it is the second-largest company in the world by revenue and is headquartered...
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    Big Oil is a name sometimes used to describe the world's six or seven largest publicly traded and investor-owned oil and gas companies, also known as supermajors...
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    while the city of Tulsa claimed to be "Oil Capital of the World" for much of the 20th century, a city ordinance banned drilling for oil within the city...
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    The price of oil, or the oil price, generally refers to the spot price of a barrel (159 litres) of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and...
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    known as "The Oil Capital of the World." The area is bounded by 3rd Street on the north and 7th Street on the south, Cincinnati Avenue on the east and...
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