What industrialist became the world's first billionaire - thanks to his monopoly on the US oil industry?
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History of the oil shale industry in the United States History of the oil shale industry in the United States The history of the oil shale industry in the United States goes back to the 1850s; it dates back farther as a major enterprise than the petroleum industry. But although the United States contains the world’s largest known resource of oil shale, the US has not been a significant producer of shale oil since 1861. There were three major past attempts to establish an American oil shale industry: the 1850s; in the years during and after World War I; and in the 1970s and early 1980s. Each time, the oil