In 1979, this industry hired the businessman "Red" Adair to respond to the Ixtoc disaster.
In 1979, this industry hired the businessman "Red" Adair to respond to the Ixtoc disaster. In the early 20th century, much of Florida's east coast was developed by a retired businessman from this industry named Henry Flagler. In Tampico, Mexico, a boom in this non-meatpacking industry was spurred by the California tycoon Edward Doheny, whose career later became the inspiration for an Upton Sinclair novel. (*) McClure's published a nineteen-part expose of a company in this industry authored by muckraker Ida Tarbell. In 1922, members of this industry bribed Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall to lease them government land in Wyoming, resulting in the Teapot Dome Scandal. For 10 points, name this industry dominated by John D. Rockefeller.
In 1979, this industry hired the businessman "Red" Adair to respond to the Ixtoc disaster.
oil industry [or petroleum industry; or crude oil industry; or kerosene industry; or gasoline industry; prompt on energy or fuel]