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Devil of a business

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Fundamentals of the Petroleum Industry.

By Robert O. Anderson. Weidenfeld & Nicolson/University of Oklahoma Press: 1985. Pp. 390. 18.95, 29.95.

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  1. 27 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 2AY, UK, is author of The Seven Sisters: The Great Oil Companies and the World they Shaped (Hodder & Stoughton, 1975).

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