Conor Bastable

“The 1980s were among the worst periods in the history of the domestic energy industry, amid a glut of oil and slowing demand. An estimated 90 percent of oil and gas companies went out of business and the bulk of the industry’s petroleum engineers left to try their luck in more promising businesses.”
― Gregory Zuckerman, The Frackers: The Inside Story of the New Wildcatters and Their Energy Revolution