1973 oil crisis
Washington Energy Conference opens
U.S.
Washington Energy Conference opens. Attended by 13 industrial and oil-producing nations. Called by the U.S. to resolve the international energy problems through economic cooperation among nations. Henry Kissinger unveils Nixon Administration's seven-point "Project Independence" plan to make the U.S. energy independent. Libya nationalizes three U.S. oil companies that had not agreed to 51 percent nationalization in September.