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  2. Petroleum in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2007, state severance taxes amounted to $10.7 billion, mostly from oil, gas, and coal. States also received 50 percent of federal onshore oil and gas lease revenues within their borders, and 27 percent of federal offshore oil and gas revenues adjacent to their shorelines; the state share of federal revenues totalled $2.0 billion in 2007. [45]

  3. History of the petroleum industry in the United States

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    Crude oil production Natural oil seeps such as this in the McKittrick area of California were used by the Native Americans and later mined by settlers.. The history of the petroleum industry in the United States goes back to the early 19th century, although the indigenous peoples, like many ancient societies, have used petroleum seeps since prehistoric times; where found, these seeps signaled ...

  4. List of largest oil and gas companies by revenue - Wikipedia

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    Total revenue of oil and gas companies is listed in billions of U.S. dollars. Total revenue is usually self-reported by the company, and often reported by neutral, unbiased, reliable publications. Reported data may be subsequently revised or restated due to a wide range of issues such as exchange rates, contract settlements, or mid-year ...

  5. Petroleum industry - Wikipedia

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    The oil and gas industry spends only 0.4% of its net sales on research & development (R&D) which is in comparison with a range of other industries the lowest share. [37] Governments such as the United States government provide a heavy public subsidy to petroleum companies , with major tax breaks at various stages of oil exploration and ...

  6. History of the petroleum industry - Wikipedia

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    The modern U.S. petroleum industry is considered to have begun with Edwin Drake's drilling of a 69-foot (21 m) oil well in 1859, [37] on Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania, for the Seneca Oil Company (originally yielding 25 barrels per day (4.0 m 3 /d), by the end of the year output was at the rate of 15 barrels per day (2.4 m 3 /d)).

  7. American Petroleum Institute - Wikipedia

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    Although some oil was produced commercially before 1859 as a byproduct from salt brine wells, the American oil industry started on a major scale with the discovery of oil at the Drake Well in western Pennsylvania in 1859. The American Petroleum Institute was founded on 20 March 1919 and based in New York City. [1]

  8. List of oil exploration and production companies - Wikipedia

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    Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise Myanmar: CNOOC China: China National Petroleum Corporation: CITIC Resources: Geo-Jade Petroleum: Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum: Sinochem: China Petrochemical Corporation: Southernpec: The Hong Kong and China Gas Company: United Energy Group: Indian Oil Corporation Limited India: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation: Oil ...

  9. Category:Oil companies of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Oil companies of the United States" The following 156 pages are in this category, out of 156 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .