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{{stub}}The first discovery of [[oil]] in [[America]] was in '''Titusville''', [[Pennsylvania]], in 1859.{{fact}} It began yielding 25 barrels a day; by the end of 1859 the flow had slowed to 15 barrels a day.  The world would never be the same - by 1906, American oil production had reached 126 million barrels a year.   
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The first [[oil]] well in the United States was drilled in the village of '''Titusville''', in northwestern [[Pennsylvania]], in 1859.<ref>San Joaquin Geological Society, ''The History of the Oil Industry (with emphasis on California and Kern County)'' [http://www.sjgs.com/history.html]</ref> It began yielding 25 barrels a day; by the end of 1859 the flow had slowed to 10 barrels a day.   
  
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Today [[petroleum]] constitutes 40% of Americans’ overall [[energy]] consumption in the United States, with [[coal]] being the other big source of energy.
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Latest revision as of 20:37, July 13, 2016

The first oil well in the United States was drilled in the village of Titusville, in northwestern Pennsylvania, in 1859.[1] It began yielding 25 barrels a day; by the end of 1859 the flow had slowed to 10 barrels a day.

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  1. ↑ San Joaquin Geological Society, The History of the Oil Industry (with emphasis on California and Kern County) [1]
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