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H. L. Hunt. Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. (February 17, 1889 – November 29, 1974) was an American oil tycoon. [ 1] By trading poker winnings for oil rights according to legend, but more likely through money he gained from successful speculation in oil leases, he ultimately secured title to much of the East Texas Oil Field, one of the world's ...
Hunt was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, but lived most of his life in Dallas, Texas. [4] He was the son of Lyda Bunker and oil tycoon H. L. Hunt, who set up Placid Oil, once one of the biggest independent oil companies, [5] He had six siblings: Margaret Hunt Hill (1915–2007), H. L. Hunt III (1917–2005), Caroline Rose Hunt (1923–2018), Lyda Bunker Hunt (born and died in 1925), William ...
Gamefam was founded in 2019 in Los Angeles, California, United States, by Joe Ferencz, the current CEO. Ferencz was originally involved with bringing Hot Wheels into the Forza series and Rocket League, and while doing so, he was observing Roblox ' s success as a free-to-play video game platform. [ 6] Explaining his reason for founding Gamefam ...
William Herbert Hunt. William Herbert Hunt (March 6, 1929 – April 9, 2024) was an American oil billionaire, who along with his brothers Nelson Bunker Hunt and Lamar Hunt [ 1] tried but failed to corner the world market in silver. [ 2] According to Forbes, as of April 2024 his net worth was estimated at US$5.3 billion.
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.
T. Cullen Davis. Thomas Cullen Davis (born September 22, 1933) is an American former oil tycoon who is best known for being acquitted of murder and attempted murder in two high-profile trials during the 1970s. At the time of his first trial, Davis was believed to be the wealthiest man to have stood trial for murder in the United States. First ...
Jean Paul Getty Sr. ( / ˈɡɛti /; December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American-born British petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the patriarch of the Getty family. [ 1] A native of Minneapolis, he was the son of pioneer oilman George Getty. In 1957, Fortune magazine named him the wealthiest living ...
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 ...