Nigerians migrated in larger numbers in the 1980s, following the collapse of the petroleum boom.

The American petroleum boom began in the 1850s.

Built in 1890 at the middle of Lima's petroleum boom, it is historically significant as a well-preserved example of Romanesque Revival architecture.

The whaling traffic petered out later in the 19th century when the first petroleum boom drove demand for whale oil down, but the goats multiplied.

That, coupled with the Bush administration's freewheeling approach to energy development, has resulted in a petroleum boom that is transforming the state.

Modern Haynesville was built on a 1920s petroleum boom, one of the largest in Louisiana.

Roldós's constitutional successor, Osvaldo Hurtado, immediately faced an economic crisis brought on by the sudden end of the petroleum boom.

The petroleum boom produced great wealth, but there has been disputes over the money earned from the facilities owned by PEMEX, the nation's oil company.

The strike was of a poor quality, and later wells in Borger and Pampa spurred the petroleum boom.

Ten years later, the spirit of the California rush ruled over the petroleum boom in western Pennsylvania.