Abstract

T E H present widespread interest in the - question of our being able to meet increasing demands for motor and aviation fuel from native petroleum sources makes it advisable to study carefully the available alternate sources. Discussions on the subject of future oil supply have been frequent before technical societies, in Congressional hearings, in th i public press, and at international conferences. Bills are pending in Congress for government participation in the development of oil supply abroad and bave been enacted for government pilot-plant experimentation on coal-conversion processes. Testimony on this and related matters was given by the late W. S. Farish, president, Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, at hearings before a subcommittee of the Mines and Mining Committee, U. S. House of Representatives, July 15, 1942 (/). Testimony with detailed estimates of comparative costs, yields, steel requirements, etc., was given by Executive Vice President R. P. Russell, Standard Oil Development Co., before ...

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