1918: 1st petroleum research center in U.S. established at Bartlesville, OK, 1936: BPES established, 1948: Synfuels research begins, 1954: Morgantown site established, 1959: BPRC established, 1971: BERC established, 1977: BETC established, 1978: DOE, BPO created, 1985-1997:Reservoir characterization push; Best Practices, 1990s: Class Program; Reservoir Life Extension; Native American Initiative, 1997: NPTO established Microhole initiative, 2000: NETL/NPTO, 2001: AEO opens, 2004: NETL