The History of the British Petroleum Company [Hardcover]

This 1994 second volume of BP's history aims to be an honest and comprehensive examination of the company in the period 19281954.Based on unrestricted access to papers and personnel at BP, this 1994 second volume of BP's history aims to be an honest and comprehensive examination of the company in the period 19281954. It includes penetrating insights into the direction and management of the company, and analyses various important international crises.Based on unrestricted access to papers and personnel at BP, this 1994 second volume of BP's history aims to be an honest and comprehensive examination of the company in the period 19281954. It includes penetrating insights into the direction and management of the company, and analyses various important international crises.Based on unrestricted access to papers and personnel at the British Petroleum Company, as well as numerous other sources, this second volume of BP's history aims to be an honest and comprehensive examination of the company in the period 1928SH1954. Such a history inevitably touches on many different historical interests ranging from international relations to social, economic, political and military topics. It includes penetrating insights into the direction and management of the company, and deals with controversial episodes such as the international petroleum cartel and the crisis arising from Iran's oil nationalization.Introduction; Part I. Depression, Recovery and War, 192845: 1. Management and finance, 192845; 2. A new concession and a 'fresh start' in Iran, 19329; 3. Operations and employment in Iran, 192839; 4. Co-operation in the markets, 192839; 5. Concessionary interests outside Iran, 192839; 6. The British Government and oil, 192839; 7. Research and technical progress, 192839; 8. War, 193945; 9. Transition in Iran, 193947; Part II. Postwar Expansion, 194651: 10. Management and finance, 194651; 11. The search for market outlets, 194351; 12. The Company and the British GovernmelÓ=