United States Oil & Gas Association

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The United States Oil & Gas Association, formerly the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, is a trade association which promotes the well-being of the oil and natural gas industries in the United States. Primarily, the organization focuses on the production of these resources. Other organizations exist to deal with concerns of transportation, refining and processing, and other discrete functions of the fossil fuel industry.

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Early history

The predecessor organization, Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, was founded on October 13, 1917, after the United States entered World War I, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which called itself "The Oil Capital of the World". [1] [2] At its creation, the association worked to provide petroleum to the Allied forces. [3]

State-level affiliates

Beginning in 1919, local divisions of the association were created in several states. [1] The Oklahoma-Kansas Division was established that year under the leadership of Frank Phillips, a founder of Phillips Petroleum Company, as well as oil company entrepreneurs William G. Skelly of Tulsa and H. H. Champlin of Enid, Oklahoma. E. W. Marland, whose company became Conoco, Inc., was later the governor of Oklahoma from 1935-1939. Alfred M. Landon, later the governor of Kansas from 1935-1939 and the 1936 Republican presidential nominee, was also instrumental in the establishment of the Oklahoma-Kansas division. [2]

As of June 2018, Bloomberg, LP, lists Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association of Oklahoma, Inc. located at 6701 North Broadway, Suite 300 Oklahoma City, OK 73116, and states that its business is to, "... support legislation for the energy industry at the Oklahoma State Capitol and to provide education programs and seminars. [4]

The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association was founded in 1923, with emphasis in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Headed by its president, Tyler Gray, who was appointed in 2019. Previously, led by former U.S. Representative Chris John of Louisiana's 7th congressional district, since disbanded, LMOGA represents companies involved in exploration and production, refining, transportation, and marketing as well as other firms in the fields of engineering, environment, finance, law, and government relations. [5]

The Texas association was also established in 1923 and renamed the Texas Oil & Gas Association in 1997. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Guide to the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association Records, 1965-1968, 1970-1971, 1975-1977, 1979". lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association of Oklahoma". okmoga.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "A Brief History". usoga.org. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association of Oklahoma, Inc.-Private Company." Bloomberg LP. Accessed June 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association". linkedin.com. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
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