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Adventures in History
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High Temps, Low Prices and Sweet Crude: An Adventure in Oil with Aramco

Posted on March 26, 2008 by tony

I was getting gas the other day and listening on the radio about gasoline prices going up yet again and I stopped to think about the history of gas (petrol) and its base component, oil. Yes, you can say all you want about green energy…and that’s a good thing, however, modern economies are still run … Continue reading »

Categories: 1940's, 1950's, American History, Equipment, Popular Culture, Retro, vintage, World History | Tags: American History, ARAMCO, economy, oil, peak-oil, Retro, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco, vintage | Comments Off
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