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Last change June 8, 2022

1247 page bibliography by Doug Cass

Doug Cass's bibliography is a good reference for books and other materials about petroleum history. He updates it continually and we post the new version occasionally. It covers:

archival records
books and theses
articles
company histories
biographies and autobiographies
fiction, drama, poetry and music
humour
film, audio, video and exhibitions
book and film reviews
authors

Petroleum History Books for Sale

The Petroleum History Society has some books for sale. Most are donations and are duplicates of ones we already have in our library. Some are lightly used. They are $5 each plus shipping. We will advise you of the complete cost before shipping.

Contact contact@petroleumhistory.ca if you are interested in any of these.

Books for sale by the Petroleum History Society
Title	Author
The Hunters (about discovery of Elmworth gas field, Deep Basin trend)	John A. Masters
A Thousand Barrels a Second	Tertzakian
The End of Energy Obesity	Tertazkian
From the Beginning – Schlumberger’s History in Canada	Finch
Ned Gilbert - Geologist, Landman, Oil Sands Pioneer	Gilbert/ Finch
Northern Tigers	Haskayne
Oil City – Black Gold in Waterton Park with Parks Canada brochure Tales of Mountain Oil	Dormaar
The Oil Sands – Canada’s Path to Clean Energy?	Kelly
Torn in the USA	Leeson
Our Petroleum Challenge 6th edition	Petroleum Communications Foundation
Soul of Canada Historical Calendars 2008 and 2009	SoulofCanada.com
Roughnecks, Wildcats and Doodlebugs (VHS tape)	CKUA
The Geography of the Canadian North

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