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1974
year mood +0.19 · -0.72 to +0.80 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-1 -0.5 0 +0.5 +1 Jan -0.72 Feb +0.80 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
-0.72+0.80-0.68+0.70+0.65+0.60+0.55+0.50+0.45+0.45-0.48-0.54

The quadrupled price locked in through 1974 delivered record oil-company profits, but a deepening recession destroyed demand and windfall-tax threats and price controls loomed, so euphoria cooled steadily through the year.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top energy stories of 1974
Mar
Arab States Lift Oil Embargo on United States upi.com →

In 1974, Arab oil-producing nations ended a five-month embargo on petroleum exports to the U.S., imposed in retaliation for American support of Israel during the 1973 Middle East War. The embargo had caused U.S. gasoline prices to surge by 300%, triggering economic strain and energy policy shifts. The lifting of the embargo marked a de-escalation in energy-driven geopolitical tensions, with potential stabilization in global oil markets.