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first oil well, not first oil discovered, according to the reference provided.
{{stub}}The first discovery of [[oil]] in [[America]] was in '''Titusville''', [[Pennsylvania]], in 1859.<ref>http://www.sjgs.com/history.html</ref> It began yielding 25 barrels a day; by the end of 1859 the flow had slowed to 15 barrels a day. The world would never be the same - by 1906, American oil production had reached 126 million barrels a year.
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The first [[oil]] well in [[America]] was in '''Titusville''', [[Pennsylvania]], in 1859.<ref>http://www.sjgs.com/history.html</ref> It began yielding 25 barrels a day; by the end of 1859 the flow had slowed to 15 barrels a day. The world would never be the same - by 1906, American oil production had reached 126 million barrels a year.
Today [[petroleum]] constitutes 40% of Americans’ overall [[energy]] consumption in the United States, with [[coal]] being the other big source of energy.
Today [[petroleum]] constitutes 40% of Americans’ overall [[energy]] consumption in the United States, with [[coal]] being the other big source of energy.