Which of the following is not true about the history of the oil industry? select the best answer from the choices provided. uses for oil were first discovered by the nobel brothers. oil has been pumped and used in small amounts since the middle ages. john d. rockefeller established a monoply on oil refining in the u. s. the innovations of the nobel brothers made them leaders of oil extraction, refining, and oil marketing, allowing oil to reach consumers cheaply and in large quantities. nextreset