BIG INCH PIPELINE!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY June 10, 2025 BIG INCH PIPELINE! The Big Inch pipeline was a strategic wartime infrastructure project designed to protect U.S. oil transport during World War II. German U-boat attacks along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts had made tanker shipments increasingly dangerous and unsustainable. The main line, known as the Big Inch, […]
SAUDI OIL AGREEMENTS SIGNED!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 29, 2025 SAUDI OIL AGREEMENTS SIGNED! On May 29, 1933, a pivotal moment in global energy history occurred when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Standard Oil Company of California (SoCal) signed a 60-year oil concession agreement. This agreement granted SoCal exclusive rights to explore and extract oil across […]
NELLIE JOGNSTONE NO.1!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 15, 2025 NELLIE JGNSTONE NO.1! The Nellie Johnstone No. 1 well, Oklahoma’s first commercially successful oil well, was discovered on April 15, 1897, near Bartlesville. Drilled by the Cudahy Oil Company, the well struck oil at a depth of about 1,320 feet, producing roughly 50 barrels per day. This discovery […]
GERARD KITCHEN O’NIELL
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY February 6, 2025 GERARD KITCHEN O’NIELL Born on February 6, 1927, Gerard Kitchen O’Neill was a visionary physicist and the mastermind behind the colliding beam storage ring, a revolutionary concept in particle accelerator technology. His innovation laid the groundwork for modern particle accelerators like CERN’s Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP), enabling groundbreaking […]
EXPLORER 1 LAUNCHED!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY January 31, 2025 EXPLORER 1 LAUNCHED! On January 31, 1958 Explorer 1 was launched from Cape Canaveral (Now Cape Kennedy). Using a Jupiter-C rocket to start the space race. Using a fuel mixture called “Hydyne” Explorer 1 was launched into orbit with a thrust of 83,000 lbs and a burn time […]
JOHN BARDEEN
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY January 30, 2025 JOHN BARDEEN Born: May 23, 1908 Died: January 30, 1991 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded 1956 1972 John Bardeen was the winner of the Nobel prize, not once but twice! The only person in the history of the prize to do so. His first Nobel Prize was awarded […]
ITER BREAKS GROUND!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY January 29, 2025 ITER BRAKS GROUND! ITER – Giant Tokamak Reactor in Southern France. It was originally proposed in 11/21/1985. Ground Breaking in 1/29/2007. Iter is located on a 42 hectare platform which took just less than 2 years and 3 million cubic meters of rock and soil to be removed. […]
FDR STARTS 4TH TERM!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY January 24, 2025 REAGAN ERA BEGINS! Franklin Delano Roosevelt, #32, served as our president for just over 12 years. Born: January 30, 1882 Died: April 12, 1945 While he was not inaugurated on January 20th, as the majority of most presidents, he began his 1st term on March 3, 1933. His […]
JFK, YOUNGEST PRESIDENT!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY January 22, 2025 JFK, YOUNGEST PRESIDENT! John F. Kennedy, #35, was the youngest president in our history, inaugurated on January 20,1961 at 43 years old. Born: May 29, 1917 Died: November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy brought youthful optimism and a unifying vision to the U.S. during a pivotal time. His […]
REAGAN ERA BEGINS!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY January 22, 2025 REAGAN ERA BEGINS! Ronald Reagan, #40, took office from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989. Born: February 6, 1911 Died: June 5, 2004 Ronald Reagan’s influence on the oil industry became evident early in his presidency. One of his first actions was removing price controls and repealing […]