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Bible Records Oil Use 6000 Years Ago
A compact timeline traces petroleum use from ancient times to 1955. Key milestones include Noah’s ark pitch, early asphalt in Nineveh and Babylon, oil in China and the Red Sea, Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace, Susa refining, Marco Polo’s report, and Titusville’s 1859 well. The piece notes 2.386 billion barrels annual U.S. production and Oil Progress Week in October.
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