Amid the race to secure mineral deposits—including in Ukraine and Greenland—the smartest players see a different opportunity.
LAGOS, Nigeria—Africa’s richest person, industrial titan Aliko Dangote, has a lofty goal: He wants to become Nigeria’s John D ... barrels of oil a day by next month. The refinery is by ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Dec. 9. -John D. Rockefeller came here yesterday noon for luncheon at the Mansion House, ate lobster and planked chicken, "jollied" members of the Middlesex Grand Jury ...
Rockefeller Sr. with family. Rockefeller Archives. The so-called Cleveland Massacre was the beginning of John D. Rockefeller's drive toward an oil monopoly, and it is considered one of his ...
John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Rockefeller Archive Center ... Why one should love an oil refinery the outsider may not see; but to the man who had begun with one still and had seen it grow by his ...
Billionaire John D. Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 to May 23, 1937) ... one of the most powerful and wealthiest people in history, built Standard Oil into a massive monopoly by ruthlessly eliminating ...
In the 21st century, the most valuable assets aren’t oil wells, factories ... A new industrial empire is being built, and just like John D. Rockefeller’s pipelines in the 19 th century ...