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World crude oil demand grew an average of 1.76% per year from 1994 to 2006, with a high of 3.4% in 2003–2004. World demand for oil is projected to increase 37% over 2006 levels by 2030, according to the 2007 U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) annual report. [23]
Russia Azerbaijan. Supported by: Turkey. 1994 1996 First Chechen War. Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Russia: 1994 1999 Caprivi conflict Namibia: Caprivi Liberation Army: 1995 1995 Cenepa War Peru Ecuador: 1995 2002 Eelam War III. Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers: 1995 2018 Second Afar ...
[123] [135] Of the four most prominent oil businessmen in Texas at the end of World War II — Murchison, Cullen, Richardson, and Hunt — only three articles about them appeared in the New York Times during their lifetime, despite their philanthropy and influence in Washington D.C. [123] Stereotypes about Texas in the American imagination ...
The beginning of the contemporaneous age of oil is commonly thought of originating in 1901 with the strike at Spindletop by Croatian oil explorer Antun Lučić and Texan Patillo Higgins, near Beaumont, Texas in the United States which launched large-scale oil production and soon made the petroleum products widely available. [7]
The "war on terror" that began with the September 11 attacks has been claimed by some to be World War III [106] or sometimes World War IV [100] [107] (assuming the Cold War was World War III). Others have disparaged such claims as "distorting American history". While there is general agreement amongst historians regarding the definitions and ...
‘World War III has already begun,’ Jamie Dimon warns — says he and his team are preparing for serious conflict with Russia, China. 3 assets to protect yourself in 2025 ... 23,968/year for ...
The history of conflicts involving the Texas Military spans over two centuries, from 1823 to present, under the command authority (the ultimate source of lawful military orders) of four governments including the Texas governments (3), American government, Mexican government, and Confederate government.
On April 24, gasoline was $3.85 compared to $3.86 a year earlier; it had been two years since gas prices were lower than the previous year. Crude oil prices were down; West Texas Intermediate was $103.55 a barrel, [72] down from over $107 late in March, [73] and Brent Crude $118.16 [72] after peaking above $128 in March. [74]