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11 unusual facts about 1973 oil crisis


A92 road

The plans were held back until the early 1970s, but were held back further due to the Oil crisis.

Ben Goto

Against a backdrop of anxiety following the 1973 oil crisis, the work became a runaway bestseller and sparked a 'Nostradamus boom' in Japanese publishing.

Cameron Island

The initial discovery, in 1974 by Panarctic Oils Ltd, reflected the urgency to find new sources of crude oil after the 1973 oil crisis.

Cape Breton Development Corporation

The October 1973 Yom Kippur War and the ensuing 1973 oil crisis led the federal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to re-examine all Canadian energy production, including the nationalization of Alberta oil, as well as an expansion of DEVCO coal production, reversing the recommendation of the 1966 Donald Commission to phase out coal production and diversify the economy of Industrial Cape Breton.

Defoamer

These types of defoamers were very efficient, but the oil crisis of 1973 made these too expensive and resulted in a push for reduction of the oil content.

Group of Five

The concept of a forum for the world's major industrialized democracies emerged following the 1973 oil crisis and subsequent global recession.

Hans Beck

The 1973 oil crisis made it possible for Playmobil to be considered a viable product.

Lake St. Louis, Missouri

It was completed in 1972, and Crow filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1974 - an action brought on in part by the energy crisis.

Mediterranean–Dead Sea Canal

The idea was revived during the 1980s for the purpose of power generation following the 1973 oil crisis.

Selby Coalfield

In 1974 the Labour Government and National Coal Board (NCB), backed by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) initiated a decade long ambitious expansion of coal production, named the Plan for Coal; the plan was based on maximising income from indigenous coal reserves at a time when oil prices had risen (1973 oil crisis) to above that of coal.

Token Racing

But when the 1973 oil crisis hit, Motul withdrew, and Dennis was forced to close down the team.


Boston Tea Party

In 1973, on the 200th anniversary of the Tea Party, a mass meeting at Faneuil Hall called for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon and protested oil companies in the ongoing oil crisis.

Iso Fidia

Until Maserati in effect retreated from the market in response the economic shock that saw massive oil price increases, the Fidia was comfortably outsold by its Modenese competitor.

José González-Lander

Caracas' rapid growth as a result of the oil boom of the 1970s strained the capacity of the city's road network and the need for a rapid transit system became evident as automotive traffic along its modern expressways became chaotic.

Leyland P76

Despite the V8 model winning Wheels magazine's Car of the Year for 1973, sales of the P76 were adversely affected by a variety of issues: component manufacturers' strikes limiting parts availability, production problems at Leyland Australia's plant in Zetland all restricted supply of the car; the release of P76 coincided with the first Oil Crisis, when fuel prices increased dramatically.

Luigi Romersa

He worked there for decades, traveling around the world, from the South Pole to Israel - during the Six-Day War - and Bahrain, where he covered the 1973 oil crisis.

Making Sweden an Oil-Free Society

heating buildings with oil, a practice already cut by 70% since the 1973 oil crisis, should be phased out;

Österreichische Alpenfahrt

The 1973 Austrian Alpine Rally was part of the 1973 World Rally Championship, but after that year the Rally ceased to exist because of the Oil Crisis.

Willy Brandt

The spirit of reformist optimism was cut short by the 1973 oil crisis and the major public services strike 1974, which gave Germany's trade unions, led by Heinz Kluncker, a big wage increase but reduced Brandt's financial leeway for further reforms.