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The finds in North Texas, beginning with the 1917 strike in the Ranger Oil Boom west of Dallas-Fort Worth, were particularly significant, bringing substantial industrialization to the area and contributing to the war effort during World War I. [39] [40] Texas soon became dominant as the nation's leading oil producer. By 1940, Texas production ...
A native of Athens in east Texas, Richardson attended Baylor University and Simmons College from 1910 to 1912. [2] With borrowed money, he and a business partner, Clint Murchison Sr., amassed $1 million in the oil business in 1919–1920, but then watched their fortunes wane with the oil market, until business again boomed in 1933.
William Alvin Moncrief Jr. [1] (March 27, 1920 – December 29, 2021), also known as Tex Moncrief, [2] was an American businessman in the oil and gas sector, often described as a wildcatter. [3] [4] He served as president of Moncrief Oil, and was a billionaire member of the 2006 Forbes 400, with an estimated net worth of US$1 billion. [1]
He was named by Maverick PAC as future 40 award winner in 2015. [19] He was awarded D CEO Energy Services and Technology Executive of the Year, Oil and Gas Investor Magazine's 20 under 40 in Exploration and Production Award, TIPRO's Texas Top Producer Top Landman Award and also named by Fort Worth Business Press as a Forty Under Forty Award ...
The Alaska Permanent Fund, which distributes money to Alaska residents annually, could be a model. Challenges include funding sources, legislative hurdles, and state-owned natural resources.
Checks from Alaska's oil-wealth fund will begin going out to residents three months early, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said, citing economic hardships caused by the coronavirus. ... This year's check is ...
Robert Muse Bass was born on 19 March 1948 in Fort Worth, Texas. His father, Perry Richardson Bass, was an investor, philanthropist and sailor. His mother, Nancy Lee Bass, was a philanthropist. He has three brothers: Lee Marshall Bass, Ed Bass, and Sid Bass. His uncle is Sid Richardson. [citation needed]
Brent crude futures rose to $74.60 a barrel on Tuesday and US West Texas Intermediate crude was up at $71.66 a barrel. For the year, Brent declined 3.2%, while WTI was down 0.1%. For the year ...