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Natural gas

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Penn Virginia Corporation records

 Collection
Accession: 1764
Abstract:

Penn Virginia Corporation was an oil and gas company, incorporated as the Virginia Coal & Iron Company on January 6, 1882. It was one of many firms established by a group of interrelated entrepreneurs headed by John Leisenring (1819-1884), a Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, civil and mining engineer. The name changed to Penn Virigina Corporation in 1967. The records of Penn Virginia Corporation cover the development and operations of the Virginia Coal & Iron Company, a large southern Appalachian land company, with some information on its immediate neighbors and local support facilities.

Dates: 1864-1981

Pennsylvania Power & Light Company predecessor and subsidiary companies records

 Collection
Accession: 1552
Abstract:

Pennsylvania Power & Light traces its origins to the various water and gas light companies that began operating in the eastern part of the state during the mid-nineteenth century. The records of the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company predecessor and subsidiary companies document the history of the gas and electric utility industry in eastern Pennsylvania in the years between 1853 and 1957. The collection includes both the administrative and operating records of more than 1100 companies that merged to form the PP&L system.

Dates: 1853-1957

Pennzoil Company employee orientation book

 Collection
Accession: 2851
Abstract:

The Pennzoil Company is a large oil-producing, refining, and marketing company established in 1913. Its largest product is synthetic motor oil made from natural gas. This item is a single volume containing four parts; it was intended to provide new employees with an orientation to the company and the oil and gas industry.

Dates: 1965; 1970; 1972; 1979