Heartland

50 Years After the Oil Embargo Crisis of 1973, No American Policy for Energy Independence

America continues to increase its energy dependence on China for “green”, and on OPEC and Russia for oil. The oil embargo of 1973 imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ...
Boston Herald

Middle East crisis could disrupt oil supplies, raise prices, but 1973-like gas pump lines unlikely

Fifty years after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the current crisis in the Middle East has the potential to disrupt global oil supplies and push prices higher. But don’t expect a repeat of the ...
Wall Street Journal

Echoes of the 1973 Oil Crisis

The attack on Israel on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War should remind us of another anniversary: the 1973 Arab oil embargo. The war began on Oct. 6, and the Organization of the Petroleum ...