The 1970 Petroleum Congress

[League of Arab States, Secretariat General]. Seventh Arab Petroleum Congress.

€ 3,000.00

Extraordinarily comprehensive run of papers from the 1970 Petroleum Congress, many issued by prominent oil companies, including Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company, General Petroleum Company, and American Independent Oil Company, commonly known as Aminoil. Discusses seismic and geological issues, the chemical composition of crude oil, the prospects of oil and gas production in Egypt, stratigraphic analyses, and the desulfurization process as used in the petroleum industry to reduce air pollution in compliance with international law. The plates and charts illustrate the distribution of sulfur in crude oil reserves, reproduce photographs of fault lines and nanofossils, and show the migration traces distribution of chloroform bitumen in the Shukheir Area.

This set comprises issues no. 34, 37, 50, 51, 57, 58, 60 (two copies), and 75. Issue no. 75 in English and Arabic.

A very well preserved set reflecting the 1970s' scientific background to oil production in the Arab World.