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THE group of papers on conservation of petroleum and natural gas given at the third World Power Conference forms the subject of a report by H. C. Fowler (Section IV, Paper No. 12). Mr. Fowler stressed the principle enunciated by Sir John Cadman that petroleum should not be produced without adequate need, having regard to the vital part played by crude petroleum in the life of civilized communities to-day, and the view held by technicians that resources of crude petroleum are not unlimited. The problem of conservation presents a different aspect in each oil-producing country, and it is difficult to assess it from the point of view of world resources. In the case of the United States of America, the problem is unique and the ultimate policy adopted there will probably have a greater influence on the world petroleum industry as a whole than that of all other oil-producing countries combined.
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Petroleum and Petroleum Products. Nature 139, 36–37 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139036a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/139036a0