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Geography Is Petroleum: The Gooey Liquid That Makes The World Go Round
Geography Is Everything
The Evolution of Oil: From Organic Material to Global Industry
This chapter explores the formation of oil and fossil fuels from organic material over millions of years, clarifies misconceptions about their origins, and delves into the human history of oil drilling and usage. It discusses the early uses of petroleum, the historical perspectives on the first oil wells, and the surprising history of Pennsylvania as a major oil producer. The narrative also touches on the Russian Empire's dominance in oil production and the exponential growth of the US oil extraction industry in the early 1900s.
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