Arab Oil Embargo and the 1973 Oil Crisis (Oct 1973–Mar 1974)

1. Yom Kippur War triggers oil leverage

   Oct 6, 1973Labels: Yom Kippur, Arab exporters, Israel

   • Britannica
   • DOE Timeline

2. Persian Gulf producers raise posted oil price

   Oct 16, 1973Labels: Persian Gulf, Posted price

   • FRUS
   • 1973 Crisis

3. OAPEC announces coordinated production cuts

   Oct 17, 1973Labels: OAPEC, Production cuts

   • FRUS
   • DOE Timeline

4. Arab states begin targeted oil embargoes

   Oct 18, 1973Labels: Oil embargo, United States, Netherlands

   • Britannica
   • OGJ

5. United States launches Project Independence

   Nov 7, 1973Labels: Project Independence, Richard Nixon

   • DOE Timeline
   • Project Indep

6. Trans-Alaska Pipeline authorized to boost supply

   Nov 16, 1973Labels: Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Alaska

   • TAPS Act
   • AP News

7. U.S. passes Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act

   Nov 27, 1973Labels: Emergency Petroleum, US federal

   • EPAA

8. Year-round daylight saving time enacted

   Dec 15, 1973Labels: Daylight saving, Richard Nixon

   • DST Act

9. OAPEC announces major posted price jump

   Dec 23, 1973Labels: OAPEC, Posted price

   • FRUS
   • Britannica

10. National 55 mph speed limit signed

    Jan 2, 1974Labels: National speed, United States

    • NMSL

11. Oil embargo ends for the United States

    Mar 18, 1974Labels: Oil embargo, United States

    • UPI Archive
    • Britannica

12. International Energy Agency created for consumer coordination

    Nov 18, 1974Labels: International Energy, OECD

    • IEA History
    • FRUS