MISSION STATEMENT
The Petroleum History Institute promotes all aspects of the history, heritage, and development of the petroleum industry from its inception through its spread to global importance.
For more on the creation of the PETROLEUM HISTORY INSTITUTE, please see “Passing the Torch” by Larry Woodfork, Oil-Industry History, v. 4 (2003), p. 2.
To promote public awareness of the history and heritage of the international oil and gas industry through OIL-INDUSTRY HISTORY, the only journal devoted exclusively to this history, symposia of professional presentations, guided field trips through regions rich in oil history, and through a re-print series of out-of-print books that have played an important role in the development of the industry.
The Petroleum History Institute is a certified 501(c)3 organization.