The Offshore Imperative: Shell Oil's Search for Petroleum in Postwar America - Tyler Priest - Books - Texas A & M University Press - 9781585445684 - April 10, 2007
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The Offshore Imperative: Shell Oil's Search for Petroleum in Postwar America


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After WWII, the discovery and production of onshore oil in the United States faced decline. As a result, offshore prospects in the Gulf of Mexico took on new strategic value. Shell Oil Company pioneered many of the early moves offshore. This book presents the history of Shell Oil, drawing on interviews with Shell retirees and other sources.


314 pages, 25 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 line art, 2 charts, bib, index

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 10, 2007
ISBN13 9781585445684
Publishers Texas A & M University Press
Pages 314
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 30 mm   ·   689 g

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