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If you are looking for organization of this long tale, there isn't any. I wrote it whenever a subject (chapter) came to mind. Although I sometimes call oilhistory.com an electronic book, it really doesn't fit the description of a book except in size (and remember, it is growing too). Look upon this work as a compendium with a lot of my ideas, interests and experiences expressed therein, but it is extremely researched as shown in the bibliographies.
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The history of oil, like that of other large industries, is fascinating and evolutionary. Happenings, events and inventions can occur suddenly putting the driller, refiner or carrier miles down the road almost overnight. The reader can expect that the chapters will often skip forward and backward in time depending on what facet of the industry grabs my thoughts at the moment. I really wish I could step forward faster and describe matters as I saw them and participated in them in the 1950's and onward. I'll have to get to those things, but there seems to always be another piece of older history that I feel has to be commented upon before I bring this tale up to my lifetime. So don't look for road signs, tour guides or a steady pace. It won't happen that way.
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