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Petroleum in History


   Petroleum in History


  morri
 5/14/09
 

Petroleum was used to make the asphalt for the walls and towers of Babylon. Ancient Persian accounts indicated that petroleum was used medicinally and for lighting purposes in their society.

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  Wutog
 5/14/09
 

The first streets of Baghdad were paved with tar from the natural oil pits in the region.

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