This blog is part four of a series that explores the intricate history of oil. 1973-1994: The Middle East Shrugs its Shackles It is important to understand that the oil industry is largely a Western invention and is very much American led. When America began making overtures to King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia in […]
With all the talk about stemming the flow of greenhouse gas emissions, reducing the world’s population’s carbon footprint on earth, and the fight over global warming, the idea of simply storing carbon dioxide (CO2) gasses back underground – from where we originally took the oil and natural gases that we burn – almost seems too […]