The politics of Southeast Asian oil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8415331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Morrow (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 34-43 |
| Publication date | 1975-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-4810 • E-ISSN: 1472-6033 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14672715.1975.10406371 |
| OpenAlex | W2320536848 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
In 1883 a Dutch planter, A. J. Zijlker, was overtaken by a tropical storm while traveling on the island of Sumatra. Sheltering in a tobacco shed, he witnessed a watchman light a fire from wet twigs using a bamboo torch. He asked about the burning quality of the torch and the next day was taken to a small pond filled with a dark liquid. Soon after, Zijlker drilled the now-famous Telega Tila oil well in North Sumatra, and from its precarious derrick Royal Dutch Shell's global empire eventually grew. Zijlker's venture and others like it launched the modern petroleum industry in Southeast Asia and linked the region's resources to the energy markets of the world. Today, in a decade bullied by energy problems, Southeast Asia is a growing source of oil and gas for the industrial markets of the world. Revenues from those markets are, in turn, increasingly influential in defining wealth and power within the region
Ancient history · Archaeology · Business · Economics · Economy · Empire · Geography · Petroleum · Petroleum industry · Political science · Politics · Revenue · Southeast asia · Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Finance · Global Energy and Sustainability Research · Global Energy Security and Policy · History · Natural Resources and Economic Development
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2023 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |