Van Syckel, Samuel
Published: September 28, 2006, 9:59 pm
Updated: September 28, 2006, 9:59 pm
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Samuel Van Syckel (1842- ), an oil buyer and shipper, built the first successful major oil pipeline in the U.S. in 1865. Constructed in Pennsylvania, the pipeline was 7 miles (11.27 km) in length and 2 inches (5.08 cm) in diameter; it extended from his oil plant to a railway station. Van Syckel was motivated by the high prices for oil transportation by wagon caused by a monopoly of the Teamsters (a labour union) in the Oil Creek region of Pennsylvania. The pipeline moved about 2000 barrels per day,outcompeting the Teamsters. Though the Teamsters destroyed the pipeline, Van Syckel re-built it and hired "pipeline protectors". The monopoly ended and pipelines became the major method of oil transportation.
Further Readings
Energy Timeline (EnergyQuest California Energy Commission)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (teamsters.org)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Van Syckel, Samuel". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 28, 2006; Last revised Date September 28, 2006; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Van_Syckel,_Samuel>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Samuel Van Syckel (1842- ), an oil buyer and shipper, built the first successful major oil pipeline in the U.S. in 1865. Constructed in Pennsylvania, the pipeline was 7 miles (11.27 km) in length and 2 inches (5.08 cm) in diameter; it extended from his oil plant to a railway station. Van Syckel was motivated by the high prices for oil transportation by wagon caused by a monopoly of the Teamsters (a labour union) in the Oil Creek region of Pennsylvania. The pipeline moved about 2000 barrels per day,outcompeting the Teamsters. Though the Teamsters destroyed the pipeline, Van Syckel re-built it and hired "pipeline protectors". The monopoly ended and pipelines became the major method of oil transportation.
Further Readings
Energy Timeline (EnergyQuest California Energy Commission)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (teamsters.org)
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