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September 27, 2004
The Prize
At one point the US had such a byzantine quota system (one that favored oil that came to the US via land over ship) that the Mexican oil came Brownsville , TX by tanker, was loaded into trucks that were driven into Laredo turned back at the first roundabout and returned to Texas.
Rockefeller, Getty, Aramco, Royal Dutch (Shell) and others are covered amply in this 800 page tome. Very readable and interesting. WWI and II are covered from the perspective of the quest for oil.
Amazon.com: Books: PRIZE : THE EPIC QUEST FOR OIL, MONEY & POWER