When Oil and Gas Investor launched 40 years ago during the summer of 1981,it was the first industry publication to focus on the financial aspect of exploring for hydrocarbons versus the technical side.Ronald Reagan had just taken office as president and immediately deregulated crude oil prices,and prices spiked that year due to the Iran-Iraq War.But the free-market pricing launched a boom in production domestically,and investors wanted a piece of that action.
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