Oil For Britain

Author : G. Goffey,J.G. Gluyas
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786204752

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United Kingdom Oil and Gas Fields by G. Goffey,J.G. Gluyas Pdf

Geological Society Memoir 52 records the extraordinary 50+ year journey that has led to the development of some 458 oil and gas fields on the UKCS. It contains papers on almost 150 onshore and offshore fields in all of the UK’s main petroliferous basins. These papers range from look-backs on some of the first-developed gas fields in the Southern North Sea, to papers on fields that have only just been brought into production or may still remain undeveloped, and includes two candidate CO2 sequestration projects. These papers are intended to provide a consistent summary of the exploration, appraisal, development and production history of each field, leading to the current subsurface understanding which is described in greater detail. As such the Memoir will be an enduring reference source for those exploring for, developing, producing hydrocarbons and sequestering CO2 on the UKCS in the coming decades. It encapsulates the petroleum industry’s deep subsurface knowledge accrued over more than 50 years of exploration and production.

Author : J. Huxley
Publisher : Springer
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1983-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349065974

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Britain's Onshore Oil Industry by J. Huxley Pdf

Author : Geoffrey Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Industrial policy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039150110

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The State and the Emergence of the British Oil Industry by Geoffrey Jones Pdf

Author : Charles More
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441174772

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Black Gold by Charles More Pdf

This book charts the story of the raw material that shaped the world's history in the twentieth century, and with it the development of modern Britain. Ranging from the first explorations, through oil-fuelled wars and environmental crises, this book examines the strategic, economic and social importance of oil. Until the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, Britain had virtually no known oil reserves yet by the early twentieth century British companies were producing oil across the Middle East, Russia and America. How did that happen and why have British companies remained internationally important ever since? How have British domestic and foreign policies been dictated by oil? And how have the government and oil companies reacted to the growing importance of environmental issues? From Suez and the 1973 Arab oil embargo to the wrecking of the Torrey Canyon and climate change, this is a comprehensive survey of modern Britain, oil and world history.

Author : Jonathan Kuiken
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000905328

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Oil for Britain by Jonathan Kuiken Pdf

The period from 1957 to 1988 was transformative for the international oil industry. The United Kingdon, home to two major oil companies, British Petroleum (BP) and Shell, as well as the possessor of large quantities of oil and gas in its territorial waters, was at the heart of this transition. While famous for its liberal policy toward oil and gas production, both before and after the discovery of North Sea oil and gas, this period actually saw the United Kingdom respond to shifts in power from the major oil companies to the oil-producing states, many of them in Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies (OPEC), by building up its competency regarding oil matters. This took the form of efforts to influence the activities of BP and Shell abroad as well as in creation of a state-run oil company, the British National Oil Corporation, in an attempt to exercise greater state control over oil and gas production and distribution. The failure of these efforts was driven in part by internal divisions within Whitehall, the efforts of the oil companies themselves, and ultimately the political will of the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher to get the state out of the business of oil and gas.

Author : James Marriott,Terry Macalister
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0745341098

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Crude Britannia by James Marriott,Terry Macalister Pdf

For decades, BP and Shell extracted the minerals, finance and skills of the UK. Always behind the scenes, Big Oil drove Britain's economy and profoundly influenced its culture. Then, at the start of the 21st Century, the tide seemed to go out - Britain's refineries and chemical plants were quietly closed; the North Sea oilfields declined. Now, while the country goes through the seismic upheavals of Brexit and the climate emergency, many believe the age of oil to be almost passed. However, as Crude Britannia reveals, reports of the industry's death are greatly exaggerated. Taking the reader on a journey across Britain - from North East Scotland, Merseyside and South Wales to the Thames Estuary and London - James Marriott and Terry Macalister tell the story of Britain's oil-stained past, present and future; of empire, economic deprivation and continuing political influence. The authors speak to oil company executives and oil traders, as well as former shipyard and refinery workers, film makers and musicians, activists and politicians, putting real people and places at the heart of a compelling political analysis. Offering a rare insight on how to read the history of modern Britain, Crude Britannia shows what needs to be done to create a new energy system, that tackles climate change and underpins a fairer democratic society.

Author : B S McBeth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135171292

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British Oil Policy 1919-1939 by B S McBeth Pdf

Ths book examines the efforts made by the British government of the period to lessen its dependence on American oil supplies, the emergence of Venezuela as the largest single British oil supplier in the early 1930s, and the changing structure of the oil industry both in the US and Europe. It draws almost entirely on primary sources.

Author : Anand Toprani
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192571595

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Oil and the Great Powers by Anand Toprani Pdf

The history of oil is a chapter in the story of Europe's geopolitical decline in the twentieth century. During the era of the two world wars, a lack of oil constrained Britain and Germany from exerting their considerable economic and military power independently. Both nations' efforts to restore the independence they had enjoyed during the Age of Coal backfired by inducing strategic over-extension, which served only to hasten their demise as great powers. Having fought World War I with oil imported from the United States, Britain was determined to avoid relying upon another great power for its energy needs ever again. Even before the Great War had ended, Whitehall implemented a strategy of developing alternative sources of oil under British control. Britain's key supplier would be the Middle East - already a region of vital importance to the British Empire - whose oil potential was still unproven. As it turned out, there was plenty of oil in the Middle East, but Italian hostility after 1935 threatened transit through the Mediterranean. A shortage of tankers ruled out re-routing shipments around Africa, forcing Britain to import oil from US-controlled sources in the Western Hemisphere and depleting its foreign exchange reserves. Even as war loomed in 1939, therefore, Britain's quest for independence from the United States had failed. Germany was in an even worse position than Britain. It could not import oil from overseas in wartime due to the threat of blockade, while accumulating large stockpiles was impossible because of the economic and financial costs. The Third Reich went to war dependent on petroleum synthesized from coal, domestic crude oil, and overland imports, primarily from Romania. German leaders were confident, however, that they had enough oil to fight a series of short campaigns that would deliver to them the mastery of Europe. This plan derailed following the victory over France, when Britain continued to fight. This left Germany responsible for Europe's oil requirements while cut off from world markets. A looming energy crisis in Axis Europe, the absence of strategic alternatives, and ideological imperatives all compelled Germany in June 1941 to invade the Soviet Union and fulfill the Third Reich's ultimate ambition of becoming a world power - a decision that ultimately sealed its fate.

Author : Ronald W. Ferrier,J. H. Bamberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1982-10-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521246474

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The History of the British Petroleum Company: Volume 1, The Developing Years, 1901-1932 by Ronald W. Ferrier,J. H. Bamberg Pdf

This comprehensive history of British Petroleum has been based firmly on the evidence from contemporary records.

Author : Marian Kent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015008906649

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Oil and Empire by Marian Kent Pdf

Author : Erika Miller
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781040035320

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Britain and Japan in the 1973 Middle East Oil Crisis by Erika Miller Pdf

Miller examines Britain and Japan’s involvement in the Middle East peace process after the October War of 1973 and how it contributed to the resolution of the oil crisis of 1973–74. Using important primary sources from Japan, Britain, and the United States—including recently declassified Japanese documents that had not previously been examined—this book contends that previous literature failed to address the important role of Britain and Japan and their political impact on the development in the historical events of 1973 and 1974. The two countries threw their support behind the United States, backing its policies regarding not only oil but also the Arab‐Israeli conflict. This enabled the United States to take the lead in the peace process as well as in discussions to resolve the energy crisis, which eventually led to the establishment of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Accordingly, this book challenges the accepted view that neither Anglo‐American nor US‐Japanese relations were important factors in the development of the abovementioned processes. An insightful and illuminating read for scholars of the diplomatic history of the 1970s, and especially the complex web of tensions spanning from the Arab‐Israeli conflict and between Arab oil‐producing countries and developed consumer countries.

Author : Henry Longhurst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:20501063307

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Adventure in oil by Henry Longhurst Pdf

Author : W. G. Carson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:49015000881483

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The Other Price of Britain's Oil by W. G. Carson Pdf

Author : Edward N. Krapels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Petroleum industry and trade
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045268765

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Controlling Oil by Edward N. Krapels Pdf

Author : James Bamberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521785154

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British Petroleum and Global Oil 1950-1975 by James Bamberg Pdf

A detailed account of the activities of BP, 1950-75.