Voice of the marketplace : a history of the National Petroleum Council / by Joseph A. Pratt, William H. Becker, & William M. McClenahan, Jr ; introduction by Daniel Yergin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pratt, Joseph A.

Contributor:

Becker, William H.

McClenahan, William M.

Series:

Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 13.

Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Petroleum Council--History.

National Petroleum Council.

Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy--United States--History.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Gas industry--Government policy--United States--History.

Gas industry.

Energy policy--United States--History.

Energy policy.

Environmental policy--United States--History.

Environmental policy.

Executive advisory bodies.

History.

Energy advisory committees.

Gas industry--Government policy.

Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy.

United States.

Energy advisory committees--United States--History.

Executive advisory bodies--United States--History.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

xvii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2002]

Summary:

The National Petroleum Council (NPC) emerged out of the close cooperation between the petroleum industry and the federal government during World War II. In the last fifty-plus years, the Council has evolved into a voice of the marketplace, analyzing conditions in the petroleum industry and publishing its findings in reports widely considered authoritative and useful.

Here, Joseph A. Pratt, William H. Becker, and William M. McClenahan, Jr., analyze the choices and strategies that have given the Council the adaptability and resilience to survive. The authors look at the Council's reports and examine the NPC's ability to tap information and personnel from all sectors of the industry. Finally, they analyze the one political concern that has remained constant for the industry: antitrust.

This book not only sheds light on the petroleum industry and its regulatory context but also addresses the larger questions of the U.S. government's relations with the industries it regulates.

Contents:

The organization of the National Petroleum Council

The National Petroleum Council and emergency preparedness

A new outlook on U.S. energy policy

Redefining national security : the NPC and the SPR

Seeking a balance between energy and environment

Charting the ascent of natural gas

Future issues for the National Petroleum Council.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1585441856

OCLC:

48435379