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1 online resource (209 pages) |
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Cover; Essentials of Petroleum: A KEY TO OIL ECONOMICS; Copyright; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION; AUTHOR'S PREFACE; CONTENTS; PART I OIL AND PUBLIC OPINION; RAPID GROWTH; UNCERTAINTY; SOME CONSUMERS ARE SHORT; SOME PRODUCERS ARE LONG; PUBLIC RELATIONS; BEYOND THE HEADLINES; NOTES AND REFERENCES; PART II ECONOMICS OF A LIQUID; Chapter 1 THE ROLE OF LIQUID FUELS; Chapter 2 CRUDE PRODUCTION; THE JOB OF FINDING THE OIL; LAW OF CAPTURE; TIME IS MONEY; CONSERVATION; Chapter 3 REFINING; COST: FIXED AND VARIABLE; TEXTILES; COAL; STEEL; RUBBER; LABOUR IN OIL REFINING |
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FULL EMPLOYMENT OF PLANTTREND TOWARDS CONTROL; Chapter 4 TRANSPORT AND MARKETING; SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT; WHERE TO STORE CRUDE; SHORE INSTALLATIONS; MARKET ""UNITS""; LINKS IN THE CHAIN; THE ""EMPTIES""; A PERFECT CARRIER; WHERE PIPELINES SCORE; AN INTEGRAL PART; NOTES AND REFERENCES; PART III PRICE STRUCTURE; Chapter 1 THE INFLUENCE OF DEMAND ON PRICE; ELASTICITY OF DEMAND; MOTOR SPIRIT DEMAND NOT PRICE ELASTIC; LUBRICANTS: LESS ELASTIC STILL; TAX GATHERER'S PARADISE; NO SERIOUS COMPETITORS; Chapter 2 FACTORS ON THE SUPPLY SIDE; ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY; SHIFTING BORDER LINES; BY-PRODUCTS ALL |
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DISCRIMINATIONNOTES AND REFERENCES; PART IV THE SHAPE OF THE INDUSTRY; Chapter 1 THE GREAT PLAN OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER; EARLY ESSAYS IN RESTRICTION; CONTROL OF KEYPOINTS; FIRST BOTTLENECK: RAIL TRANSPORT; MONOPOL Y IN THE MAKING; SUPER BOTTLENECK: PIPE-LINES; LEVIATHAN; Chapter 2 ON OIL COMBINES; GRANDEUR OF THE BIG; GOLIATHS AND DAVIDS; CARTELS; NOT SO RESTRICTIVE; ACHILLES' HEEL; GIVE AND TAKE; CARTELS ARE BRITTLE; Chapter 3 THE IDEAS OF HENRI DETERDING; ADVENT OF A NEW POWER; ""STRAIGHT LINE""; ANOTHER BOTTLENECK; THE GOVERNMENT-HELP OR HINDRANCE?; THE ""AS IS"" AGREEMENT |
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Chapter 4 A NEW EQUILIBRIUMMORE NEWCOMERS STILL; A CHARMED CIRCLE; CONTROL-CUM-COMPETITION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; PART V POLICIES FOR THE INDUSTRY; Chapter 1 PATTERNS FOR OIL PEACE; AMPHIBIA; CHURCHILL ON ANGLO-PERSIAN; THE DOG AND ITS TAIL; TWILIGHT OF THE GODS; GRAND DESIGN; EQUATION OF COST; ""ADJUSTMENT IN PRICES""; INTERNATIONAL ASPECT OF PRORATION; A FAIR PRICE FOR OIL; OIL WARS OFF; WASHINGTON 1944; AMERICAN CRITICISM; CONFOUND CARTELS!; LONDON, 1945; REPERCUSSIONS ON MARKETING; WEIGHT OR SPEED?; Chapter 2 COMPETITION AND CONTROL; WAS COMPETITION EVER ""FREE""?; NATURAL MONOPOLY |
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THE CASE OF THE U.S.S.R. NOT SAUCE FOR THE GANDER; LIMITATIONS OF THE INDEPENDENTS; DUAL ROLE OF THE MAJORS; ECONOMICS OF PRORATION; THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD; IMPERFECT COMPETITION; FULL EMPLOYMENT AND LAISSER FAIRE; A CLEVER DEVICE; WHERE TO BUILD REFINERIES; PUBLIC UTILITY; A SCHEME FOR OIL TRANSPORT; COMBINED OPERATIONS; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; APPENDIX I TRANSPORT COST AND THE PRICE OF MOTOR SPIRIT; APPENDIX II NOTE ON THE ECONOMICS OF TANKER SHIPMENTS; TANKER'S SPLENDID ISOLATION; UPS AND DOWNS; OIL COMPANIES' SHARE; VOYAGE CHARTERS; ""FREE"" OWNERS; TANKER POOL; THE FUTURE |
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NOTES AND REFERENCES |
| Summary |
Published in the year 1969, Essentials of Petroleum is a valuable contribution to the field of Geography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Petroleum industry and trade.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Petroleum industry and trade
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136232206 |
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1136232206 |
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