Question

Which of the following is NOT true about the history of the oil industry? Select the best answer from the choices provided. Uses for oil were first discovered by the Nobel brothers. Oil has been pumped and used in small amounts since the Middle Ages. John D. Rockefeller established a monoply on oil refining in the U.S. The innovations of the Nobel brothers made them leaders of oil extraction, refining, and oil marketing, allowing oil to reach consumers cheaply and in large quantities. NextReset

Answer 1

The statement which makes the oil history incorrect among the choices is the second statement which is "Oil has been pumped and used in small amount since the Middle Ages". This is not true, many oils industries pump billions of tons of oil and support a lot of consumers in their region. It was the Nobel brothers who contributed a lot in discovering oils and John D. Rockefeller is one of the guys who became very rich because of oil businesses.