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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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