Petroleum :: CONTENTS

CONTENTS

CHAP.		PAGE
	PREFACE	iii
I.	PETROLEUM AND ITS ORIGIN	1
II.	THE OIL-FIELDS OF THE WORLD	6
III.	HOW PETROLEUM IS PRODUCED	41
IV.	THE REFINING OF PETROLEUM	51
V.	TRANSPORT BY LAND AND SEA	63
VI.	PETROLEUM AS FUEL	76
VII.	PETROLEUM AS A LIGHTING AGENT	89
VIII.	INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES	95
IX.	PETROLEUM IN ENGLAND	104
X.	PETROLEUM IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE	114
XI.	PETROLEUM’S PART IN THE GREAT WAR	123
XII.	THE SCOTTISH SHALE-OIL INDUSTRY	132
XIII.	A FEW NOTABLE PETROLEUM ENTERPRISES	148
XIV.	STATISTICAL	158
	INDEX	165

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