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Richard Priest discusses the evolution of the oil business from its early days to the rise of Standard Oil and global competition.

University of Iowa professor Richard Priest traces the history of the oil business from rudimentary drilling to John Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company and how competition grew across the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Richard Priest

Topics covered

• oil business
• history
• John Rockefeller
• competition
• drilling

Keywords

• oil
• history
• Standard Oil
• John Rockefeller
• drilling
• competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Standard Oil Company, University of Iowa

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