Oilfield History Links

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Oil History, Sam Pees history of the Pennsylvania oil fields
The Tallini Tales of Destruction, tales of the early use of nitroglycerine to stimulate production in oil wells.
The Petrolia Discovery, history of the oil discoveries in southwestern Ontario, Canada, during the 1850s.
Oil Field Museum at Oblong, Illinois (museum is under development)
History of the Standard Oil Company
Oil & Gas Museum, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Index to Early Petroleum History Sites by Blake Malkamaki