Federal Oil Conservation Board

Members of the Federal Oil Conservation Board in 1925

The Federal Oil Conservation Board (FOCB) was created by United States president Calvin Coolidge in 1924 to investigate conditions in the oil industry.[1][2] It was superseded by the Petroleum Administrative Board in 1934.[3]

References

1. "Control of Production in the Oil Industry". CQ Researcher. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
2. Nordhauser, Norman (Spring 1973). "Origins of Federal Oil Regulation in the 1920's". Business History Review. 47 (1): 53–71. doi:10.2307/3113603. JSTOR 3113603. S2CID 154450399.
3. "Records of the Petroleum Administrative Board". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

Further reading

• Clements, Kendrick A (February 1984). "Herbert Hoover and Conservation, 1921–33". The American Historical Review. 89 (1): 67–88. doi:10.2307/1855918. JSTOR 1855918.

External links

• Records of the Federal Oil Conservation Board at the National Archives