Petroleum consumption and industry leaders in the 1960s
The piece notes growth in motor fuel demand, with 1966 U S consumption around 9 billion gallons and per day averages near 216 million. It lists state consumption leaders and profiles Chester Lauck of Lum and Abner, now retired from Westbrook Continental Oil Co, while touching on industry opinions on imports, drilling declines, and policy shifts in 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Petroleum Institute
Bureau of Public Roads
California
Texas
New York
Ohio
Iinois
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New Jersey
Florida
Indiana
Westbrook Continental Oil CO
H Fs
Chester
Chet) Lauck
Lum
Radio
Abner
Lauck
Continental
L. F. McCollum
Norris Golf
Lum and
Conoco
Deep exploration wells show costs and outcomes across 1965 data
Latest figures indicate 330 U S deep tests below 15000 feet in 1965 with costs around 611000 per well. About 78 percent of deep trials in unproductive zones were dry while a 25340 foot Pecos County well remains the deepest dry hole. A gas well in Pecos set a 22423 foot record for depth in production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrea
Reheine Universi
St. i
Purmeric
Mobil Ot Corp Nee Rey
Texas
Paushereiurs
Satan-Howard
Noah
Wats
Tito Viwie Ec
Gomes
Eilenbarger
Fity Germ
Lord Berson
Meron Blockton
Reeves — Chapman
Mendment— Ford
Chapmsai Sey Beard Fortune
Mere
AMT
Orie
Westbrook
Fellbrook
Bik
Arly
Fragmentary OCR notes from land survey page
Fragmented text lists names, places, and parcel references across sections. Contains figures, sections and property identifiers with many unreadable segments. No coherent event or action emerges due to missing context and garbled OCR.
Promotions Highlight American Oil Arizona Force
Four promotions in American Oil Co.'s Phoenix district announced by Phoenix district manager Joseph Warren Jr. include Ted G Waldrip Darrell Fosberg and Erich Kessler. Fosberg will be retail merchandiser for Arizona, Waldrip becomes sales representative commercial for Arizona, while Minon and Kessler move to sales representative retail roles in Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American| Oil Co
Phoenix
Joseph Warren, Jr
Darrell Fosberg
Tucson
Arizona
Ted G. Waldrip
Joseph Minon
Erich Kessler
Fosberg
American Oil Company
Adam State College
Alamosa
Colo
Farmington
N.M
Donna Palmour
Crowley
Waldrip
American Oil
Lubbock High School
Texas Technological College
Louis
Mike
Wade
Claudia
Scottsdale
Ariz
Minon
Offshore North Sea wells show strong gas flow
The Arpet Group led by Atlantic Richfield reports a third North Sea well in Block 48-29 flowing gas at 38.3 million cubic feet daily from a one-inch choke, a 2 1/2 mile step out from a Sept discovery. Cabinda Gulf Oil signs Lisbon concession extension with Portugal to 1,350 square miles offshore Cabinda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Thearpet Group
Atlantic Richfield Co
British North Sea
Arpet, Petroleum, Ltd
Atlantic Richfield
British Sun, Oil Co., Ltd
North Sea Exploitation and Research Co., Ltd
Superior Oil
U.K
Canadian Superior Oil
Sinclair British Oil Co., Rct
Pittsburgh
Lisbon
Carbinda Gulf Oil Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Portugese
Cabinda
Cabinda Gulf
Berlin
East Germany
Frankfurt
Germany
Norfolk
Lon Jton
Ex-Don
al Plore
Constellation
Record Oil Output Growth Sought in 1966
API reports a 192 million barrel jump in crude oil production for 1966 marking a substantial rise in output. The announcement highlights heightened demand and potential market impact across the sector as the year closes.
Oil Production and Drilling Trends Across 1966
U S oil output rose in 1966 with a record 3.0 billion barrels since 1940 and a 13,034 wildcat wells total. Foreign imports reached a high of 2,468,000 barrels daily while crude averaged 2.88 dollars per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
Houston
United
Arrels
United States
Middle East
Western Europe
U. S
Tulsa
U.S
Arapeed Seneca
Red J
Oil and Gas Journal
Jate
Oklahoma
Kansas
Caloris
Wyoming
Billonifineries
Kompas
Nice
Snme
Pare
Sukarno Denounces U.S. Loan to Indonesia
Jakarta paper Kompas published a photocopy of a receipt signed by President Sukarno dated June 2, asserting the $150 million U.S. loan from 1964 was given by imperialists to subvert his government. The report intensified the political controversy Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
UPI
U.S
Indonesia
Sukarno
Kompas
Rig activity in Permian Basin tops 1965 figures in latest tally
The Friday survey by Reed and Ward International shows Lea County leading with 28 rigs, Pecos second with 16, Reeves third with 13, and Ward fourth with 8. The two week figures place Lea ahead by six rigs year over year, while Pecos slips slightly and Reeves gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea
Pecos
Reevessin Empire
Reed and Ward, International, Inc
Len
Reeves
West Texas-Southeast
New Mexico
Ward
Andrews
Bonten
Jedi Chatet
As Coke
Cra Crockett
Mamvon Teery
Val Verde
Yeakurn
Arctic Oil Feasibility Challenges Highlighted by Geologists
New York special reports in Petroleum Today describe Arctic exploration as a bold frontier. Oil on the Arctic Slope of Alaska requires costly logistics with rigs airlifted 330 miles from Fairbanks and 72 round trips by giant aircraft to complete a single well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arctic
Bear
Petroleum Today
Sweden
Alaska
U. S
Brooks Mountain
Fairbanks
Humble Appoints Superintendents To Texas Posts
Humble Oil and Refining Co names George Edgerton to Abilene as district superintendent and Tom Mings to Monahans as district superintendent. W. R. Wardroup leaves Abilene for International Petroleum in Peru. Moves effective immediately. Edgerton and Mings have long Humble service and family details are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Humble Oil — Refining Co
Abilene
Monahans
LH. Byrd
Humble
Southwestern
George C. Edgerton
Kingsville
South Texas
Tom E. Mings
International Petroleum, Ltd
Talara
Peru
Byrd
Edgerton
el Paso
New Mexico School of Mines
East Texas
Texas
Lillian
Mings
Big Sandy
Tex
Rice Institute
Gulf Coast
West Texas
Carolyn
Wardroup
Stately
Childress
Monroe
University of Texas
Oklahoma
Howard County
Val Verde
Bosque County
Eskimos
New Mexico
Upton
Brewster
Jett Davis
Vietnamese official sees little hope for peace in Vietnam
Saigon Chief Gen Nguyen Van Thien said at a reception for foreign diplomats that little chance remains for peace in Vietnam this year. He warned that the leaders may reject terms of settlement, while insisting the aggressors must leave and allow a peaceful relationship to emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac
Saigon
UPI
Ity
Pxi
Nguyen van Thien
Ana
Bee
GenbFi
Vietnam
Wildcat
Sir Fnawle
Ick
FNL
Nek Ganaun Fee Neal Cimee Runnels
Bright & Schiff
Mitch
Allan
Win
Alepou
Hato Sur
Timora
Vincent
Ro—Union Okl Co
California
W. W. Bormwalt
Bec
Eenes
Herr Wikler
Skiing Son Writes Mom About Break
An 11 year old skiing son writes his mother from Switzerland about a winter break. The Daily Telegraph in London reports the letter shows a family moment during a trip abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Telegraph
Switzerland
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Yeas
F. Allen Calvert, Jr
Independent Petroleum Association of America
I Calvert
Canada
Calvert
Ane Wit
Ata
North
Noe
Ma Willamaonur
Ituming
Berti
Baia
R. Kennedy
Prananey Triling, Co
Ine
Pentel Io
E. Couch
Han
Dad
Sterling
Raven Verai
Texaco
Ies
Maneta
Il Panoneas
Tea Pacific Oil Co
Dracher Berg
Reais
Yanai
Peni Sza
Pert Hoate
Hood
Ur Eh Gray
Nevpenauer
NATO
Nowail- Coronet
Canyon
Withurn
Schneider
Ralls
Crosby County
Texaco, Inc
RTAR
Arick
Lubbock
Arizona State
Tempe
Carol
Michael
Cynthia
Kesslerslav
American
Oil
Karen
William
Elizabeth
Gulf Oil
North Sea
Walter Ulbricht
Commauniat
Rustrary
API
Son Hie
Lubbock, West
Clear Fork
El&rr Survey
Permian
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