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  2. Thomas A. O'Donnell - Wikipedia

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    O'Donnell was born in McKean, Erie County, Pennsylvania to Thomas O'Donnell and Myra Parsons,. He was of Irish descent. While still living in McKean Township he worked for some time as a newsboy until the age 12 when he left Pennsylvania and arrived in Florence, Colorado. He remained there for two years working in an all-around capacity as a ...

  3. History of oil in California through 1930 - Wikipedia

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    The history of oil production in California began in the late 19th century. [1] In 1903, California became the leading oil-producing state in the US, and traded the number one position back-and forth with Oklahoma through the year 1930. [2] As of 2022, California produced 3% of the crude oil of the nation, behind Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota ...

  4. History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia

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    History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia. Dammam No. 7, the first commercial crude oil well in Saudi Arabia, struck oil on March 3, [1] 1938. Saudi Arabia crude oil production 1950-2012. CIA map of petroleum concessions, oil fields, and installations in 1952. Saudi Arabian oil was first discovered by the Americans in commercial quantities at ...

  5. Edward L. Doheny - Wikipedia

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    Edward L. Doheny. Edward Laurence Doheny ( ⫽ doʊˈhiːni ⫽; August 10, 1856 – September 8, 1935) was an American oil tycoon who, in 1892, drilled the first successful oil well in the Los Angeles City Oil Field. His success set off a petroleum boom in Southern California, and made him a fortune when, in 1902, he sold his properties.

  6. List of ISO 3166 country codes - Wikipedia

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    See the ISO 3166-3 standard for former country codes. British Virgin Islands – See Virgin Islands (British) . Burma – See Myanmar . Cape Verde – See Cabo Verde . Caribbean Netherlands – See Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba . China, The Republic of – See Taiwan (Province of China) . Democratic People's Republic of Korea – See Korea ...

  7. List of country calling codes - Wikipedia

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    Zone 5 uses eight 2-digit codes (51–58) and two sets of 3-digit codes (50x, 59x) to serve South and Central America. Zone 6 uses seven 2-digit codes (60–66) and three sets of 3-digit codes (67x–69x) to serve Southeast Asia and Oceania. Zone 7 uses an integrated numbering plan; two digits (7x) determine the area served: Russia or Kazakhstan.

  8. American oil tycoon accused of trying to conspire with OPEC ...

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    Scott Sheffield, the founder and longtime CEO of Texas oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources, attempted to collude with OPEC and its allies to inflate oil prices, federal regulators alleged Thursday.

  9. List of NATO country codes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of heritage NATO country codes. Up to and including the seventh edition of STANAG 1059, these were two-letter codes (digrams). The eighth edition, promulgated 19 February 2004, and effective 1 April 2004, replaced all codes with new ones based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes. Additional codes cover gaps in the ISO coverage, deal ...