We Gambled Everything: The Life and Times of an Oilman

byArne NielsenForeword byPeter C. Newman

November 7, 2012|
We Gambled Everything: The Life and Times of an Oilman by Arne Nielsen
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"We gambled everything-our careers, our fortunes, the future of our nation-and every day brought new discoveries. It was like living on a frontier."-Arne Nielsen The memoir of Canadian petroleum industry leader Arne Nielsen is not a conventional business biography. During his six decades in the business, he witnessed critical events in the oil industry that influenced Canada's economic history. From rain-soaked tents on the Arctic barren land to the luxurious New York offices of a multinational oil company, Arne Nielsen's expansive knowledge of geology and the oil industry made him one of the most influential and well-known figures of his time. His memoir provides crucial details and unique perspectives on events that will be of interest to the next generation of oil industry executives as well as to consumers, economists, and ecologists.
Arne Nielsen was a petroleum geologist and senior corporate executive. He discovered the Pembina Cardium oil field near Devon, Alberta in 1953. Arne Nielsen became President and GM of Mobil Oil Canada, then Chairman and CEO of Canadian Superior Oil, and was twice Chairman of the Canadian Petroleum Association. He was co-architect of th...
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Title:We Gambled Everything: The Life and Times of an Oilman
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:304 pages, 9 X 6 X 0.71 in
Shipping dimensions:304 pages, 9 X 6 X 0.71 in
Published:November 7, 2012
Publisher:The university of Alberta Press
Language:English
ISBN - 13:9780888645982

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