The ebb and flow of Chinese petroleum : a story told by a witness / by Mao Huahe ; translated by Mao Yiran and Thomas Seay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huahe, Mao, author.

Contributor:

Mao, Yiran, 1960- translator.

Seay, Thomas (Thomas M.), translator.

Series:

Ideas, History, and Modern China; volume21.

Ideas, History, and Modern China; volume21

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade--China--History.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--China.

Petroleum industry and trade--China--Daqing (Heilongjiang Sheng).

Oil fields--China--History.

Oil fields.

Huahe, Mao.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Language Note:

In English and Chinese.

Summary:

For the first time, a work that breaks with the official Chinese government narrative concerning the petroleum industry and provides the true story as personally experienced by the author, Mao Huahe, a thirty-year veteran and executive in the oil industry. Mao witnessed first-hand the breakthrough discovery of the Daqing Oilfield, the behind-the-scenes political machinations and turmoil of the Cultural Revolution and the subsequent reform and opening period, and details the effects these events had upon China’s petroleum industry.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page / Huahe Mao

Foreword / Huahe Mao

A Lingering Sentiment for Chinese Petroleum / Huahe Mao

Maps / Huahe Mao

Notes on Author, Translators, and Others / Huahe Mao

The Yanchang Era (1877–1949): Advanced in Antiquity, Backward in Modern Times / Huahe Mao

Chinese Advances with Petroleum in Antiquity / Huahe Mao

The Six Old Oilfields in Modern China: Small Scale and Weak Foundation / Huahe Mao

China’s First On-Land Oilfield: Yanchang Oilfield / Huahe Mao

Yumen Oilfield, 1939: China’s First Modern Petroleum Base / Huahe Mao

The Yumen Era (1950–1959): Laying the Foundation, Setting Petroleum Development Policy / Huahe Mao

China’s Petroleum Industry Takes Off / Huahe Mao

Yumen Oilfield: Cradle of the Chinese Petroleum Industry / Huahe Mao

Pioneering a Great Cause at Qinghai Oilfield / Huahe Mao

Karamay: New China’s First Big Oilfield / Huahe Mao

High Hopes for Sichuan Oil and Gas / Huahe Mao

The Anti-Rightist Movement and Great Leap Forward Harm the Petroleum Industry / Huahe Mao

The Daqing Era (1960–1969): China No Longer “Poor in Oil” / Huahe Mao

The Search for Daqing Oilfield / Huahe Mao

Constructing Daqing Oilfield / Huahe Mao

“In Industry, Learn from Daqing” Reconsidered (Part One) / Huahe Mao

“In Industry, Learn From Daqing” Reconsidered (Part Two) / Huahe Mao

A Scribe—My Petroleum Career / Huahe Mao

Advancing on the Crest of Victory: Switching the Battleground to Bohai Bay Basin / Huahe Mao

The Jianghan Era (1970–1979): Against the Current, China Becomes a Big Oil-Producing Country / Huahe Mao

The Jianghan Oil Campaign: Zhou Enlai’s Moves to Protect the Oil Industry / Huahe Mao

An Oil Industry Ready to Launch Out in All Directions / Huahe Mao

The Sudden Rise and Fall of Huabei Oilfield / Huahe Mao

Diary of the Deputy Executive of Huabei Oilfield / Huahe Mao

Ten Years of Endeavor, Leading Industry with High Speed / Huahe Mao

Shengli Era (1980–1989): When the Gods Fight, Mortals Suffer: Rolling a Boulder Uphill / Huahe Mao

Hua Guofeng Endorses Kang Shi’en’s Proposal of a Dozen Daqings / Huahe Mao

Hua Guofeng Resigns, and the Oil Industry Faces a Storm / Huahe Mao

The Oil Industry Reels from Accidents, Scandals, and Vendettas / Huahe Mao

Rolling a Boulder Uphill / Huahe Mao

The Debate on Shengli Oilfield’s Second Daqing Plan / Huahe Mao

Seven Situations and Severe Challenges / Huahe Mao

The Tarim Era (1990–2000): Bad Decisions Lead to Zero Increase of On-Land Oil Production / Huahe Mao

Origin of the Tarim Oil Campaign / Huahe Mao

Wang Tao Decides: Go All Out in Tarim without Foreign Investment / Huahe Mao

The State Council Ratifies the Tarim Oil Campaign / Huahe Mao

Seven Achievements of the Tarim Oil Campaign / Huahe Mao

Falling between Two Stools / Huahe Mao

Too Much Investment, Too Much Waste, Too Few Results / Huahe Mao

Overstating Achievements and Experiences / Huahe Mao

Other Issues Relating to the Tarim Campaign / Huahe Mao

The Offshore Era (1953–2000): Leading the Reform, Another Daqing Realized / Huahe Mao

A Dry Duck Trying to Swim: the Difficulties of Offshore Petroleum Exploration / Huahe Mao

Leading the Reform and Opening-Up / Huahe Mao

International Cooperation Increases, an Offshore Daqing Emerges / Huahe Mao

Integrating Internationally, Creating a New Company / Huahe Mao

Engaging in International Cooperation, Exploring Foreign Oil and Gas Supplies / Huahe Mao

The Oil Industry in Taiwan / Huahe Mao

Back Matter

Epilogue / Huahe Mao

Index / Huahe Mao.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9789004402737

900440273X

OCLC:

1110150398

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004402737 DOI