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Portraits.
Personal project - portraits of important players involved in the history of oil (black gold).
I included my research, so if you're looking to kill some time, read on.
oil pastel on paper 10" x 10"
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1859
The US oil business was born in Titusville, Pa. Former army officer Colonel Edwin L. Drake drilled the first oil well in Titusville, Pa, striking oil at
70 feet and setting off a wild scramble for wealth similar to the California gold rush of 1849. The land belonged to the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company. Until that time, the company had simply collected oil that seeped out of the ground. Drake’s plan was to produce it in large quantities for use in heating and illumination. Overnight oil fields sprang up in Pennsylvania but competition, disorganization and oversupply kept oil prices low. It was not until John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company came onto the scene in 1870 that the petroleum industry developed into
a vastly profitable, although much hated, monopoly.
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1882
The Standard Oil Trust began and issued its first stock signed by John D. Rockefeller. The trust was preceded by the Standard Oil Company. All pre–1920 stocks were printed by the American Banknote Co. John D Rockefeller by this time had acquired 77 separate oil companies and controlled some 90 percent of the refinery and pipeline business in the United States through the Standard Oil Trust.
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1904
Ida Tarbell, journalist, published the 2-volume “History of the Standard Oil Company.” It revealed the illegal means used by John D Rockefeller to gain a monopoly and control oil prices and began as a series in McClure’s Magazine in 1902. This led to a federal investigation and the 1911 order by the Supreme Court for the breakup of Standard Oil.
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1908
Henry Ford realized his dream of producing an automobile that was reasonably priced, reliable, and efficient with the introduction of the Model T. This vehicle initiated a new era in personal transportation and a new era for the oil industry.
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1953
The US CIA’s reported that an Iranian general had approached the US embassy for support in an army led coup. Based on this information the CIA approved $1 million to be used to help bring about the fall of Prime Minister Mossadegh. Pres. Eisenhower gave the CIA the ok to overthrow the elected government of PM Mohammad Mossadegh. Mossadegh had taken control of Iranian oil fields, and nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. In 2003 Stephen Kinzer authored “All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of the Middle East Terror.”
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1956
Mar 8, On the 2nd day of a 3-day regional conference of the Southern District Division of Production, American Petroleum Institute, in San Antonio, Texas, M. King Hubbert, a Shell geologist, predicted that US oil production for the 48 states would peak (i.e., reach a maximum annual extraction rate) in 1965 if the nation ultimately produced 150 billion barrels, and in 1969 if the nation ultimately produced 200 billion barrels. 1970 turned out to be the peak year, both for the 48 states and for the 50 states including Alaska.
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1990
Aug 7, President George H W Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq. The US Persian Gulf War began. Operation Desert Shield ended Feb 28, 1991. It cost $8.1 billion and left 383 US casualties with 458 wounded.
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1990
Dec 19, Iraq urged its people to stockpile oil to avoid shortages should war break out, and Saddam Hussein declared he was “ready to crush any attack.”
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2003
In March of 2003, President George W. Bush’s US-led ground war in Iraq began. US Secretary of State Rumsfeld warned that the attack in Iraq would be “of a force and scope and scale that is beyond what has been seen before.” A “shock and awe” strategy was planned based on a 1996 “rapid dominance” strategy. The US seized $1.74 billion in frozen Iraqi assets and declared it would be used for humanitarian purposes. Iraq set fire to at least 10 oil wells.
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2006
Former vice president of the United States Al Gore shares his concerns on the pressing issue of global warming in the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” A long-time environmental activist, Al Gore first became aware of evidence on global warming in the 1970s, and since leaving public office he has become a passionate advocate for changes in our laws and lifestyles that would force people to use less oil which could help alleviate the crisis of climate change.
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2008
Vinod Khosl is pouring his own millions into science experiments to counter global warming—and to prove he’s the smartest guy in the valley.
Khosl is a tireless promoter, speaking at dozens of conferences a year. To contrast himself with Al Gore, Khosla likes to focus on what he calls solutions, not problems.” His presentation that he shows is entitled “Mostly Convenient Truths From a Technology Optimism.”
Personal project - portraits of important players involved in the history of oil (black gold).
I included my research, so if you're looking to kill some time, read on.
oil pastel on paper 10" x 10"
------
1859
The US oil business was born in Titusville, Pa. Former army officer Colonel Edwin L. Drake drilled the first oil well in Titusville, Pa, striking oil at
70 feet and setting off a wild scramble for wealth similar to the California gold rush of 1849. The land belonged to the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company. Until that time, the company had simply collected oil that seeped out of the ground. Drake’s plan was to produce it in large quantities for use in heating and illumination. Overnight oil fields sprang up in Pennsylvania but competition, disorganization and oversupply kept oil prices low. It was not until John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company came onto the scene in 1870 that the petroleum industry developed into
a vastly profitable, although much hated, monopoly.
------
1882
The Standard Oil Trust began and issued its first stock signed by John D. Rockefeller. The trust was preceded by the Standard Oil Company. All pre–1920 stocks were printed by the American Banknote Co. John D Rockefeller by this time had acquired 77 separate oil companies and controlled some 90 percent of the refinery and pipeline business in the United States through the Standard Oil Trust.
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1904
Ida Tarbell, journalist, published the 2-volume “History of the Standard Oil Company.” It revealed the illegal means used by John D Rockefeller to gain a monopoly and control oil prices and began as a series in McClure’s Magazine in 1902. This led to a federal investigation and the 1911 order by the Supreme Court for the breakup of Standard Oil.
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1908
Henry Ford realized his dream of producing an automobile that was reasonably priced, reliable, and efficient with the introduction of the Model T. This vehicle initiated a new era in personal transportation and a new era for the oil industry.
------
1953
The US CIA’s reported that an Iranian general had approached the US embassy for support in an army led coup. Based on this information the CIA approved $1 million to be used to help bring about the fall of Prime Minister Mossadegh. Pres. Eisenhower gave the CIA the ok to overthrow the elected government of PM Mohammad Mossadegh. Mossadegh had taken control of Iranian oil fields, and nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. In 2003 Stephen Kinzer authored “All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of the Middle East Terror.”
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1956
Mar 8, On the 2nd day of a 3-day regional conference of the Southern District Division of Production, American Petroleum Institute, in San Antonio, Texas, M. King Hubbert, a Shell geologist, predicted that US oil production for the 48 states would peak (i.e., reach a maximum annual extraction rate) in 1965 if the nation ultimately produced 150 billion barrels, and in 1969 if the nation ultimately produced 200 billion barrels. 1970 turned out to be the peak year, both for the 48 states and for the 50 states including Alaska.
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1990
Aug 7, President George H W Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq. The US Persian Gulf War began. Operation Desert Shield ended Feb 28, 1991. It cost $8.1 billion and left 383 US casualties with 458 wounded.
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1990
Dec 19, Iraq urged its people to stockpile oil to avoid shortages should war break out, and Saddam Hussein declared he was “ready to crush any attack.”
------
2003
In March of 2003, President George W. Bush’s US-led ground war in Iraq began. US Secretary of State Rumsfeld warned that the attack in Iraq would be “of a force and scope and scale that is beyond what has been seen before.” A “shock and awe” strategy was planned based on a 1996 “rapid dominance” strategy. The US seized $1.74 billion in frozen Iraqi assets and declared it would be used for humanitarian purposes. Iraq set fire to at least 10 oil wells.
------
2006
Former vice president of the United States Al Gore shares his concerns on the pressing issue of global warming in the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” A long-time environmental activist, Al Gore first became aware of evidence on global warming in the 1970s, and since leaving public office he has become a passionate advocate for changes in our laws and lifestyles that would force people to use less oil which could help alleviate the crisis of climate change.
------
2008
Vinod Khosl is pouring his own millions into science experiments to counter global warming—and to prove he’s the smartest guy in the valley.
Khosl is a tireless promoter, speaking at dozens of conferences a year. To contrast himself with Al Gore, Khosla likes to focus on what he calls solutions, not problems.” His presentation that he shows is entitled “Mostly Convenient Truths From a Technology Optimism.”