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Associate Editor FIt was the Oil Embargo of 1973, which lasted Of course, these scenarios can change—and LILY BARBACK, 973-920-7181 nearly six months until the Spring of 1974. When [email protected] change rapidly. Many oil resources in the U.S. are I noticed the 40th anniversary in a news item, I Art Director not as strong as they once were. Alaskan oil and CAROL KUCHTA, 973-920-7093 asked around the offi ce if anyone remembered [email protected] it or had heard about it in school. No one knew numerous on-shore and off-fields are already de- Print Production Manager DEB WAWZYANICK, 973-920-7148 anything about it. It wasn’t mentioned in history clining. As a result, most analysts believe we will [email protected] lessons for those under 40 and even those who continue to import oil, and especially from OPEC Web Production Specialist SUSAN WU, 973-920-7097 were 40 to 50 only recognized the event when countries, for some time to come to ensure a con- [email protected] they heard it compared to the gas rationing events tinuous flow. As counterintuitive as it may seem, Administrative Assistant ANA DACOSTA, 973-920-7126 following last year’s Hurricane Sandy (likely by it is neither in our political, business or practical [email protected] older newscasters). interests to cut these ties. Audience Development But the events that led up to the oil embargo— GAIL KIRBERGER, 973-920-7482 There’s also the environmental card that has [email protected] the U.S. support of Israel following the Yom yet to be completely played, wherein the long- Marketing Director DON GRENNAN, 973-920-7090 Kippur War when Egypt and Syria attacked Israeli- term environmental impact of fracking, con- [email protected] held lands in Sinai and the Golan Heights and tamination of water resources connected to the Contracts Coordinator PAT SIKORA, 973-920-7468; Fax: 973-920-7533 counter-moves by Russia and most Arab nations— process and the long-term geological impact are [email protected] resulted in large price increases and 30 percent not fully revealed. Fracking in the U.S. is only List Rentals INFOGROUP TARGETING SOLUTIONS production cuts in OPEC countries. 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