Texas Football
What year was Texas's most recent national championship?
2005
This Argentinian shale formation is estimated to be one of the largest shale plays in the world
Vaca Muerta
Near what city was Spindletop located?
Beaumont, TX
This 2x NBA champion attended UT and currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets
Kevin Durant
Venezuela
The new name of the field the horns play on within DKR
Campbell-Williams Field
What year was the crude oil export ban lifted
2015
This country provided 6 billion of the 7 billion barrels of oil consumed by the allies in World War II
The United States
The new Gary L. Thomas Energy Engineering building is located on the north side of what street?
24th street
Completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was halted due to US sanctions on Russia, how many miles is the pipeline short of completion?
approximately 100 miles
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When was the last time a UT-OU game ended in a tie?
October 14, 1995
Mitchell Energy pioneered the shale gas extraction in this formation
The Barnett
Unocal is to Chevron as Amoco is to...
BP
This alum and native of Uvalde, TX recently published his memoir "Greenlights"
Matthew McConaughey
Nigeria is Africa's top oil producer. Approximately what price per barrel does Nigeria need to balance its budget?
$115
1977
The Dakota Access Pipeline runs from North Dakota to what midwestern state?
Illinois
What company drilled the first 'out of sight of land' well in the Gulf of Mexico, and when?
Kerr McGee, 1947
Recognized as top college hand signal by Sports Illustrated, the hook'em was introduced in this year
1955
What is the largest offshore oil field by remaining reserves?
Final score to this years 2020 UT vs. Texas Tech game
63-56
What are the top 5 tight oil producing plays in the US? Provide them in order of largest to smallest
1) Spraberry
2) Wolfcamp
3) Bakken
4) Eagle Ford
5) Bonespring
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What was the first trip (source and destination towns) of the first oil tanker, the Zoroaster, in 1878?
Baku to Astrakhan
Might also accept Baku only
This oil well blew in on May 28th, 1923 near Big Lake, TX. Its walking beam and other surface equipment are permanently on display at the corner of Trinity and MLK
Santa Rita No. 1
US oil prices went negative earlier this year (April, 2020). However, most news sources did not report the negative pricing referred to future oil deliveries in a specific month. What was the lowest value to which oil prices fell and for futures in what month?
-$37, for oil contract deliveries in May 2020
contract
source: https://www.nytimes.com/article/negative-oil-prices-facts-history.html