TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 7, 2025 TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL! The Teapot Dome Scandal, one of the biggest political corruption cases in U.S. history, began on April 7, 1922, when U.S. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall secretly leased Teapot Dome oil reserves in Wyoming and Elk Hills oil reserves in California to private […]
GRANVILLE T. WOODS
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 23, 2025 GRANVILLE T. WOODS Granville T. Woods was born on April 23, 1856, and became a pioneering African American inventor and engineer, making significant contributions to railway and electrical systems in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Often called the “Black Edison,” he held over 50 patents, many […]
CHARLES PROTEUS STEINMETZ
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 9, 2025 CHARLES PROTEUS STEINMETZ Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a German-American electrical engineer and mathematician whose work in alternating current (AC) systems revolutionized electrical power distribution. Born April 9, 1865, in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), he immigrated to the United States in 1889 to escape political persecution. Steinmetz made […]
BAHRAIN’S WIND POWER TOWER!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 8, 2025 BAHRAIN’S WIND POWER TOWER! Opened on April 8, 2008, the Bahrain World Trade Center stands as a symbol of innovation and sustainability. Rising 787 feet, its sleek, sail-shaped towers are designed to harness offshore winds through three integrated wind turbines, generating 675 kW of energy. These turbines are […]
MINER’S STRIKE!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 1, 2025 MINER’S STRIKE! The Coal Miners’ Strike of April 1, 1922, was one of the largest labor actions in U.S. history, involving over 600,000 miners across multiple states. Led by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the strike was primarily a response to wage […]
ITS A BIRD! ITS A PLANE! ITS A SUPERCOMPUTER!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 30, 2025 ITS A BIRD! ITS A PLANE! ITS A SUPERCOMPUTER! On May 30, 2022, Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced their newest achievement. The Frontier supercomputer, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Hewlett Packard, and AMD, is the world’s first exascale system capable of performing one quintillion calculations per second. […]
CRUDE OIL WINDFALL TAX!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 2, 2025 CRUDE OIL WINDFALL TAX! On this day in history, April 2, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act, aiming to capture excess revenues from rising oil prices. The tax was designed as an excise tax, not a traditional profit tax, applying a maximum […]
SMACKOVER FIELD DISCOVERED!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY July 1, 2025 SMACKOVER FIELD DISCOVERED! The Smackover Oil Field in Union County, Arkansas, was discovered in 1922 and quickly became one of the most important oil fields in the United States. The boom truly began on July 1, 1922, when the Richardson No. 1 well came in as a gusher, […]
LARGEST OIL SALE IN HISTORY!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY March 31, 2025 LARGEST OIL SALE IN HISTORY! 20:39On March 31, 2022, the Biden administration announced the release of 1 million barrels per day from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for six months, totaling 180 million barrels. This was the largest release in SPR history and aimed to counteract rising […]
TREATY OF ROME SIGNED!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY March 25, 2025 TREATY OF ROME SIGNED! 14:34On this day in 1957, the Treaty of Rome was signed, laying the foundation for European economic integration. A key milestone was the creation of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), a turning point in energy history. Euratom was established to promote the safe […]