The 1st oil crisis was triggered by an OPEC oil embargo in response to US’ and Europe’s support for Israel in the Yom Kippur war (Oct 6 – Oct 25, 1973).
The war in October
6 Oct 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/specialseries/2013/10/war-october-2013102172128280627.html
On 17/10/1973, at a meeting in Kuwait, OPEC announced that exports would be reduced 5% per month until Israel withdraws from territories occupied in the 1967 war.
NBC Nightly News, Oct 17th, 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCLRlVxOH-Q
In December 1973, a total export embargo was imposed on the US, Netherlands and Denmark.
For the US, the Arab oil embargo came at a time of declining domestic crude oil production, rising demand, and increasing imports. The OPEC embargo was successful because US crude oil production had peaked in 1970 at 9,637 kb/d (10,044 kb/d in November 1970) and had declined in 1973 to 9,208 kb/d.
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm
When Arab production was restored in March 1974 oil prices had tripled to $12 per barrel.
In Germany:
German highway patrol checking exemption papers of a motorist during
Sunday driving bans in November 1973
Biking on autobahn: behavioral change
OPEC in the driver’s seat
New technologies
Brand new freeway: no fuel, no traffic
Volkswagen bus 2 hp
Direct democracy: young activists paint new speed limits on freeway lanes
Spectators watch the scene, amused. Their banner reads: “that’s how cosy it is, 100 km/h”
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