IMAGO International History, Archive, Second oil price crisis 1979

Mar 31, 2026

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Computers Electronics Robots Technology TV s 1979 - Tuesday, April 10th, 1979. Mitsubishi Oil Co. Kawasaki Refinery, Kawasaki, Japan The Kawasaki Refinery has two topping units with a total crude oil processing capacity of 105,000 BSD. OPS: The refining process is monitored and automatically controlled from a modern computerized control room. Copyright: xKeystonexPressxAgencyx
Gas Oil 4 April 1979 Refinery the Mitsubishi Oil Co in Kawasaki, Kawasaki, Japan the Refinery the Mitsubishi Oil Co in Kawasaki has via a Crude oil processing capacity from total 105 000 Bsd and a Total storage capacity from 244 000 Kiloliters Crude oil the Photo shows a Administrative office in the Refinery New York New York U S Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xkpaxKeystonex 19790404_baf_k09_024 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!
Gas Oil 29 February 2012 – Energy it is a Odd Day in Queens on Parsons Blvd , but the Filling station is closed, it gives no Petrol 25 June 1979 Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xkpaxKeystonex 19600110_baf_k09_776
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A police armored vehicle is refueled at a gas station in Bonn in 1979 to conserve the fuel reserves in the police gas tanks German police in Bonn
IMAGO History, Ölpreiskrise 1973 OIL CRISIS, 1979. A gas station attendant directing cars at a service station during the oil crisis. Photographed by Thomas J. O Halloran, 15 June 1979. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0525714
OIL CRISIS, 1979. Cars lined up for gas at a service station in Maryland at the time of the oil crisis, 15 June 1979. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0125744
OIL CRISIS, 1979. Cars lined up for gas at a service station in the vicinity of Washington, D.C., at the time of the oil crisis, 15 June 1979. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0125733
Gas Shortage Demonstrator in Front of Burning Car During Riot at Night, Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA, 1979 Copyright: xJTxVintagex xGlasshousexImagesx jtv004588
January 1-25, 1979. Lubango, Angola. Citizens fill the car at a petrol station. The exact date of the photograph is unknown. Valentin Sobolev, V. Kucherov TASS 19072612
Places and events in 1979 80 Hagen fuel oil delivery ca 1080 NRW
1979 - SSGT Dixie Bennett, of the 2114th Communications Squadron, sits in the quadcycle that he designed and built to help combat the energy shortage. . . 1062_05_l_-6297-
October 22, 2021, Maryland, USA: Cars lined up at Gas Station waiting for Fuel, Warren K. Leffler, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, June 15, 1979 Maryland USA - ZUMAg145 20211022_zap_g145_003 Copyright: xJTxVintagex
March 15, 2011, Washington, DC, USA: Gasoline dealers demonstrating with picket signs at the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Marion S. Trikosko, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, August 1, 1979 Washington USA - ZUMAg145 20110315_zap_g145_002 Copyright: xJTxVintagex
Long Lines of Cars waiting for Fuel at Gas Station, Maryland, USA, Warren K. Leffler, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, June 1979 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10399
Cars lined up at Gas Station waiting for Fuel, Warren K. Leffler, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, June 15, 1979 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa10368
Man pumping Gasohol at Gas Station, Marion S. Trikosko, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, July 1979 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa10364
IMAGO History, Ölpreiskrise 1973 Man Directing Line of Cars at Gas Station during Oil Crisis, Maryland, USA, photograph by Thomas J. O Halloran, June, 15 1979 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa07474
A demonstration of oil retailers. (BELGA ARCHIVES) x8965017x
A demonstration of oil retailers. (BELGA ARCHIVES) x8965015x
Dec. 12, 1979 - Left to right: OPEC Adjoint Secretary General Fadhel Chalabi, Kuwait s Oil Minister Sheikh Ali Khalifa el Sabah, Joseph Pasteur, Libya s OPEC Secretary General Dr. Ali Ahmed Attiga, and Petroleum Director from Venezuela to London Mr. Francisco R. Parra. - ZUMAk09
May 22, 1979 - May 22nd 1979 Oil shortage in Turkey Ã¢â‚¬âÄœ Due to the failure in Oil production in Iran, it is almost impossible to find petrol for cars and other vehicles in Turkey nowadays. People have to wait in line for hours to get the little petrol that is on sale. Photo Shows: A long line of Calor Gas bottle waiting to be filled, owning to the shortage of oil, this is the only way they can cook in Istanbul. - ZUMAk09
Apr. 04, 1979 - Workers prepare to unload crude oil into storage tanks at Showaoil Co. s storage facility on Ohgishima Island. New York U.S. - ZUMAk09
Apr. 04, 1979 - Showa Oil Refinery, Kawasaki Japan. Show s crude storage tanks are located on Ohgishima Island. O.P.S:- A coastal tanker moored at Showa s crude storage area docks. New York U.S. - ZUMAk09
Apr. 04, 1979 - Mitsubishi oil co. Kawasaki Refinery, Kawasaki, Japan. The Kawasaki refinery stores its crude oil on Ohgishima Island where they have our 94,000 kiloliter and two 84,000 kiloliter crude Tanks. There are also sixteen 15,000 kiloliter Product storage tanks. Photo Shows A Mitsubishi security employee in front of one of : The large crude oil storage tanks on Ohgishima Island. - ZUMAk09
Apr. 04, 1979 - Mitsubishi oil co. Kawasaki refinery, Kawasaki, japan. Mitsubishi oil co. s Kawasaki refinery has a total crude oil processing capacity of 105,000Bsd, with a total of 244000 kiloliters of crude oil storage capacity. photo shows an administrative office at the refinery. New York U.S. - ZUMAk09
Mar. 28, 1979 - A nine percent increase in crude oil prices has been decided by OPEC during discussions in Geneva. - ZUMAk09

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Gas Oil 29 February 2012 – Energy it is a Odd Day in Queens on Parsons Blvd , but the Filling station is closed, it gives no Petrol 25 June 1979 Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xkpaxKeystonex 19600110_baf_k09_776

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A police armored vehicle is refueled at a gas station in Bonn in 1979 to conserve the fuel reserves in the police gas tanks German police in Bonn

IMAGO History, Ölpreiskrise 1973 OIL CRISIS, 1979. A gas station attendant directing cars at a service station during the oil crisis. Photographed by Thomas J. O Halloran, 15 June 1979. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0525714

OIL CRISIS, 1979. Cars lined up for gas at a service station in Maryland at the time of the oil crisis, 15 June 1979. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0125744

OIL CRISIS, 1979. Cars lined up for gas at a service station in the vicinity of Washington, D.C., at the time of the oil crisis, 15 June 1979. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0125733

Gas Shortage Demonstrator in Front of Burning Car During Riot at Night, Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA, 1979 Copyright: xJTxVintagex xGlasshousexImagesx jtv004588

January 1-25, 1979. Lubango, Angola. Citizens fill the car at a petrol station. The exact date of the photograph is unknown. Valentin Sobolev, V. Kucherov TASS 19072612

Places and events in 1979 80 Hagen fuel oil delivery ca 1080 NRW

1979 - SSGT Dixie Bennett, of the 2114th Communications Squadron, sits in the quadcycle that he designed and built to help combat the energy shortage. . . 1062_05_l_-6297-

October 22, 2021, Maryland, USA: Cars lined up at Gas Station waiting for Fuel, Warren K. Leffler, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, June 15, 1979 Maryland USA - ZUMAg145 20211022_zap_g145_003 Copyright: xJTxVintagex

March 15, 2011, Washington, DC, USA: Gasoline dealers demonstrating with picket signs at the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Marion S. Trikosko, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, August 1, 1979 Washington USA - ZUMAg145 20110315_zap_g145_002 Copyright: xJTxVintagex

Long Lines of Cars waiting for Fuel at Gas Station, Maryland, USA, Warren K. Leffler, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, June 1979 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10399

Cars lined up at Gas Station waiting for Fuel, Warren K. Leffler, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, June 15, 1979 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa10368

Man pumping Gasohol at Gas Station, Marion S. Trikosko, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, July 1979 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa10364

IMAGO History, Ölpreiskrise 1973 Man Directing Line of Cars at Gas Station during Oil Crisis, Maryland, USA, photograph by Thomas J. O Halloran, June, 15 1979 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa07474

A demonstration of oil retailers. (BELGA ARCHIVES) x8965017x

A demonstration of oil retailers. (BELGA ARCHIVES) x8965015x

Dec. 12, 1979 - Left to right: OPEC Adjoint Secretary General Fadhel Chalabi, Kuwait s Oil Minister Sheikh Ali Khalifa el Sabah, Joseph Pasteur, Libya s OPEC Secretary General Dr. Ali Ahmed Attiga, and Petroleum Director from Venezuela to London Mr. Francisco R. Parra. - ZUMAk09

Apr. 04, 1979 - Workers prepare to unload crude oil into storage tanks at Showaoil Co. s storage facility on Ohgishima Island. New York U.S. - ZUMAk09

Apr. 04, 1979 - Showa Oil Refinery, Kawasaki Japan. Show s crude storage tanks are located on Ohgishima Island. O.P.S:- A coastal tanker moored at Showa s crude storage area docks. New York U.S. - ZUMAk09

Mar. 28, 1979 - A nine percent increase in crude oil prices has been decided by OPEC during discussions in Geneva. - ZUMAk09