THE STORY OF OIL
PETROLEUM is not ‘ just another word for petrol, but a_ versatile substance that — enters into the daily lives. of millions. of people in many lands. And, says Frank Chilton, it is the most vital commodity in international. trade, and the source of a third of the total world power supply. Three talks by Mr. Chilton on Liquid Gold: The Story of Petroleum, wilk be broadcast by 2YA, ‘the. first: at. 7.15 p-m. on Tuesday, February 12, and the others at the same ‘time on the following two Tuesdays. They will be given under the headings of Prodtiction, Refining, and Distribution, ’ The photograph on the left shows~-a crude distillation unit, the second to come into operation at the Stanlow (England) | Refinery _ in, June last, increasing that. plant’s capacity to over 3,000,000 tons a year.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 657, 8 February 1952, Page 22
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137THE STORY OF OIL New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 657, 8 February 1952, Page 22
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