It didn't take long after the nation's first oil well was drilled in 1859 in Western Pennsylvania before petroleum became the economic lifeblood of the country. This book explores how a small, family owned barge and transport company ended up supplying petroleum-derived energy to at least 25 percent of the American population. Interstate Oil Transport's phenomenal growth was based on the confluence of five factors: the people who organized and worked for Interstate; Interstate's ability to adapt rapidly to changes in the ...
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It didn't take long after the nation's first oil well was drilled in 1859 in Western Pennsylvania before petroleum became the economic lifeblood of the country. This book explores how a small, family owned barge and transport company ended up supplying petroleum-derived energy to at least 25 percent of the American population. Interstate Oil Transport's phenomenal growth was based on the confluence of five factors: the people who organized and worked for Interstate; Interstate's ability to adapt rapidly to changes in the market for oil; a new fleet of vessels that included a special and powerful oceangoing class of tugs and large oil-carrying barges; expert handling of petroleum and petroleum products; and a regulatory environment that placed few restrictions on the tug and barge business, coupled with monetary policies that provided incentives for growth and investment. Here is the story of the link between the giant oil companies and the ultimate consumers. It reveals how Interstate's owners, management, and workers made Interstate at its heyday the largest waterborne petroleum transportation company in the United States.
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