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Herbert Hoover: “In order to prevent enormous waste of gas and oil and to prevent the ruin of the independent oil producers, the Federal…”

On the recordMarch 12, 1931
In order to prevent enormous waste of gas and oil and to prevent the ruin of the independent oil producers, the Federal Oil Conservation Board brought about over a year ago, under the leadership of Secretary Wilbur, an almost entire restriction of production from the newly discovered, great oil pool at Kettleman Hills, California, a large part of which is the property of the Federal Government.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on Oil Imports and Production

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