Oil Capital of the World

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Oil Capital of the World is a historic nickname for Tulsa, Oklahoma, reflecting its central role in the early 20th-century American oil industry.

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Oil Capital of the World canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical nickname ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
appliedTo Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
surface form: Tulsa, Oklahoma
appliesTo Tulsa’s economic identity ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Tulsa metropolitan area ⓘ
associatedWith Mid-Continent oil field ⓘ
Tulsa oil barons ⓘ
Tulsa’s Art Deco downtown built with oil wealth ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describes Tulsa’s prominence in global oil business during early 20th century ⓘ
differentFrom Energy Capital of the World ⓘ
Oil Capital of Texas ⓘ
hasCause central role in American oil industry ⓘ
development of oil fields in Oklahoma ⓘ
major oil discoveries near Tulsa ⓘ
presence of major oil companies in Tulsa ⓘ
status as a hub for oil finance and management ⓘ
hasCulturalRole symbol of Tulsa’s oil boom era ⓘ
hasEconomicContext American petroleum industry ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to Tulsa’s rapid urban growth ⓘ
influenced Tulsa’s architectural development ⓘ
shaped Tulsa’s cultural identity ⓘ
hasGeographicContext Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ
surface form: Midwestern and Southern United States energy corridor
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasParticularPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
hasTemporalQualifier primarily used in 1900s–mid 20th century ⓘ
heritageStatus historic identity of Tulsa ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Oklahoma ⓘ
refersTo Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
surface form: Tulsa, Oklahoma
significantEvent Cushing oil hub ⓘ
surface form: Cushing-Tulsa pipeline development

Glenn Pool oil field boom ⓘ
growth of Tulsa as an oil boomtown ⓘ
startTime early 20th century ⓘ
topicOf local historical accounts of Tulsa ⓘ
museum exhibits about Tulsa’s oil history ⓘ
useContext oil industry ⓘ
petroleum industry ⓘ
usedAsMottoBy Tulsa boosters in early 20th century ⓘ
usedBy city promoters ⓘ
local media ⓘ
oil industry publications ⓘ

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States → nickname → Oil Capital of the World ⓘ
subject surface form: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa → nickname → Oil Capital of the World ⓘ