19世纪后期美国石油工业的兴起及影响

On the Rise and Impact of the U.S. Petroleum Industry in the Late 19th Century

兴起于19世纪后期的美国石油工业,具有发展迅速、竞争激烈,石油开采、提炼技术进步快,石油用途比较有限等特征。当时国内外形势促成了美国石油工业的产生。美国石油工业的迅速发展对美国社会产生了广泛而深刻的影响。

The U.S. petroleum industry emerged in the late 19th century.It had some of the characteristics,such as developing rapidly,competition,petroleum extraction and refining technological progress,waste of resources and of destruction of the environment,as well as petroleum of a relatively limited use.At that time,the situation at home and abroad contributed to the emergence of the U.S.petroleum industry.The rapid development of the U.S. petroleum industry had an extensive and profound impact on American society.