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They faced almost insurmountable odds in many locations: an impenetrable, cruel jungle, an inclement climate, tropical diseases, technical mishaps, financial restrictions, and, last but not least, government and legal constraints. There was no geological science to guide them, and drilling technology was still in its infancy. Yet it was their vision and perseverance which finally put Indonesia on the world map of oil-producing nations, and which contributed materially to the development of today's life of luxury.
Much of the present text and several of the pictures are here presented for the first time to the general public.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Eroïca
Book Subtitle: The Quest for Oil in Indonesia (1850-1898)
Authors: J. Ph. Poley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9568-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2000
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6222-7Published: 31 March 2000
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5418-0Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9568-1Published: 17 April 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 175
Topics: Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics, Historical Geology, History, general, Economic Geology