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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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