WRAP-UP: 2007 PETROLEUM HISTORY INSTITUTE SYMPOSIUM

And a very good time was had by one and all!

2007 International Symposium on the History of the Oil Industry: Oil Industry in the Far West

WHO
Petroleum History Institute

WHAT
2007 International Symposium on the History of the Oil Industry: Oil Industry in the Far West. A wonderful and educational experience for all who participated.


WHEN
March 29 – April 1, 2007

WHERE
Westin Hotel, Long Beach, California

WHY
Papers accepted for the 2007 Petroleum History Institute “Oil-Industry History” Journal were presented:
- Larry D. Woodfork, “A Brief History of the Origin, Heritage, and Formation of the Petroleum History Institute: An Eyewitness Report”
- Larry D. Woodfork, William A Heck and Patricia J. Johns, “The “Oil Break”—A 200-Year Saga of West Virginia Oil and Gas Activities”
- Jeff A. Spencer and Judy Robinson, “The Thora-McKee Oil Well and Salt Works, Noble County, Ohio”
- Mary L. Barrett, “A History of Earthen Oil Storage in Southeast Texas: 1900s-1930s”
- Kathy L. Flaherty, “View from a Honeymoon Cottage”
- Herman K. Trabish, “Oil In Their Blood--The Story of Our Addiction” (excerpts)
- Rasoul Sorkhabi, “The Emergence of the Modern Petroleum Industry in the Middle East – A Case Study of Iran (1872-1953)”
- David W. Bieber, “Mining for Oil – An Historical Perspective”
- Arthur R. Brown and John F. Schweibert, “History of Oil Exploration and Mineral Exploration in the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California”
- Tim Kustic, “California’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources: 1915 – Present”
- Tom Giallonardo, “Urban Encroachment Associated with the Oil Fields of Bakersfield”
- John Jepson, “The History of Subsidence on the Los Angeles Coastal Plain”
- Stephen M. Testa, “The Role of Petroleum in the Industrial Development of the Los Angeles Coastal Plain, 1920s – Present”

QUOTES
2007 Awards:
- Colonel Edwin L. Drake Legendary Oilman Award -- Thomas D. Barrow, former president of Humble Oil, member Exxon Board, Vice Chairman SOHIO Board, CEO Thomson-Barrow Corp, named wildcatting legend by Houston Geological Society
- Keeper of the Flame -- Jack Rider, owner/publisher of “Pacific Oil World” magazine, and JoAnn Cowans, oil field artist.