EnvironmentNovember 1, 1945
Life-Blood of the World
Petroleum Was Known and Used in Limited Ways for Thousands of Years Before It Was First Deliberately Sought After on a Commercial Scale. Then Came Drake's Folly and the Dawn of the Petroleum Age. The Developmelt of Production, Transportation, and Processing of Crude Oil Prelents a Vivid Background Against Which to Evaluate Achievements of the Petroleum Industry