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American settlers had little use for oil. In the 1840s, Americans began using kerosene to light lamps after the Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner discovered how to distill the fuel from oil or coal. It wasnât until 1859, however, when Edwin L. Drakesuccessfully used a steam engine to drill for oil near Titusville, Pennsylvania, that removing oil from beneath the earthâs surface became practical. This breakthrough started an oil boom that spread to Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and, later, Texas. Petroleum-reï¬ning industries arose in Cleveland and Pittsburgh as entrepreneurs rushed to transform the oil into kerosene. Gasoline, a byproduct of the reï¬ning process, originally was thrown away.
Oil has been used by mankind ever since, and the U.S. is no exception. The history of the U.S. oil industry goes back to Edwin Drake and his drilling of an oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859. The following will discuss uses of oil and also its pros and its cons.The U.S.â main energy source is oil, which comes with both pros and cons.il has been used by mankind ever since, and the U.S. is no exception. The history of the U.S. oil industry goes back to Edwin Drake and his drilling of an oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859. The following will discuss uses of oil and also its pros and its cons.