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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. | + | The first [[oil]] well in the [[United States of America|United States]] was drilled 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. | ||
Revision as of 03:39, May 27, 2009
The first oil well in the United States was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859.[1] 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.