A fierce competition between a Houston and German company to build out a huge North Sea project. The usual wit, intelligence, and Emma Lathen cast of characters. John Putnam Thatcher figures it all out by following the money. Great fun.
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Double Double Oil and Trouble
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24 John Putnam Thatcher
6 Elizabeth & John Putnam Thatcher
Double Double Oil and Trouble Contents
Preface
Introduction
Cast
Emma Lathen Political Mysteries
Tom Walker Mysteries
Financial & Other Facts
01. Raising the Rig
02. Exploratory Drilling
03. Pipelines
04. Energy Costs
05. Dry Wells
06. Depletion Allowance
07. Foreign and Domestic Fields
08. Known Reserves
09. Texas Towers
10. Boomtown!
11. Offshore Operations
12. Pumping Stations
13. Freezing in the Dark
14. Secondary Recovery
15. Petrodollars
16. Blowout
17. The Independents
18. Oil Slick
19. Wildcatting
20. Twin Gushers
21. Capping the Well
22. Refining the Crude
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A fierce competition between a Houston and German company to build out a huge North Sea project. The usual wit, intelligence, and Emma Lathen cast of characters. John Putnam Thatcher figures it all out by following the money. Great fun.