TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 5, 2026 ROCKFELLER ENTERS THE OIL REFINING BUSINESS On May 5, 1862, John D. Rockefeller invested in his first oil

TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 4, 2026 FIRST OFFSHORE DRILLING APPARATUS PATENTED On May 4, 1869, Thomas Fitch Rowland, president of Continental Iron Works in

TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 1, 2026 WEST VIRGINIA’S FIRST OIL BOOM BEGINS On May 1, 1860, John Castelli Rathbone completed a successful oil well

TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 30, 2026 U.S. AUTHORIZES SPR CRUDE OIL SALE On April 30, 1996, the U.S. government under Bill Clinton authorized the

TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 29, 2026 MACK C. CHASE: PERMIAN OIL PIONEER On April 29, 1931, Mack C. Chase was born — a future

TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 28, 2026 RED ADAIR EXTINGUISHES SAHARA’S “DEVIL’S CIGARETTE LIGHTER On April 28, 1962, famed oil well firefighter Red Adair and