Teapot Dome oil field

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oil field petroleum reserve

The Teapot Dome oil field is a federally owned petroleum reserve in Wyoming that became infamous as the center of a major 1920s U.S. political corruption scandal.

Aliases (1)

Teapot Dome ×1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oil field → petroleum reserve →
associatedWith	Albert B. Fall → Warren G. Harding administration →
country	United States →
discoveredIn	early 20th century →
era	Progressive Era and early 1920s U.S. politics →
geologicalFormation	Salt Creek oil field region →
governedBy	U.S. Department of the Interior →
hasAlternateName	Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 →
hasHistoricalDesignation	site of major U.S. political scandal →
hasResource	natural gas → petroleum →
historicalReputation	symbol of government corruption in the United States →
industry	oil and gas industry →
jurisdiction	federal land →
leaseControversyWith	Mammoth Oil Company → Sinclair Oil Corporation →
legalOutcome	led to criminal conviction of Albert B. Fall → oil leases invalidated by U.S. courts →
locatedIn	Natrona County, Wyoming → Wyoming →
namedAfter	Teapot Rock →
near	Casper, Wyoming →
notableFor	secret leasing without competitive bidding →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
partOf	U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserves →
politicalImpact	damaged public trust in federal government →
previouslyManagedBy	U.S. Navy →
regulatoryChangeResult	strengthening of U.S. oversight of federal mineral leases →
scandalType	political corruption scandal →
significantFor	Teapot Dome scandal →
significantPeriod	1920s →
subjectOf	U.S. Supreme Court cases → congressional investigations →
timeOfMajorScandal	early 1920s →
usedFor	strategic petroleum reserve →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elk Hills oil field →	associatedWith
Teapot Dome scandal →	mainLocation
Teapot Dome scandal ("Teapot Dome") →	namedAfter