A GOLDEN ADVENTURE
Written by Paul Atterbury, Julia MacKenzie
Published by Hurtwood Press
in 1985
ISBN: 0903696355
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- INDUSTRY
- COMPANY HISTORY
- OIL AND PETROLEUM
A GOLDEN ADVENTURE
Written by Paul Atterbury, Julia MacKenzie.
Stock no. 2126985
1st.
1985.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The first 50 years of Ultramar, from a small exploration company in Venezuela to an integrated oil company operating on five continents. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 287 pages (including index). Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0903696355. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips/tears and nicks.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword by Arnold Lorbee
- Acknowledgements
- The Start of a Business
- The Early Years, 1935-1940
- The Texaco Partnership
- Post-War Problems
- The 1950s: Consolidations and Expansion
- An Integrated Oil Business
- Caribbean Conclusion
- The Quebec Refinery
- Marketing
- Exploration and Production
- Shipping
- Diversification
- Ultramar Life
- The Next Fifty Years
- Chart - Fifty Years of Financial Growth
- Directors Part and Present
- Index