The Oil Industry in India - Some Economic Aspects

The Oil Industry in India (1971) examines the issues relating to the oil industry of an oil-importing country. It looks at the pricing of crude oil and refined products, the economic significance of a domestic refining industry, the problems of joint production, and the roles of the Indian government and the foreign oil companies.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Historical Review: Period up to 1928 3. Historical Developments between 1928 and 1968 4. The System of Pricing Oil Products in India before 1945 5. Factors Affecting Consumption of Oil in India 6. Domestic Refining Industry 7. The System of Pricing Oil Products after 1945 8. The Supply and Price of Imported Crude Oil to India 9. The Cost and Price of Domestic Crude Oil in India 10. Participants in the Oil Industry of India: Some Comments

Product details

• Authors: Dasgupta Biplab
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 15.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032563220
• ISBN: 978-1-032-56322-0
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Oil Industry
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, International Relations, Middle East, macroeconomics, General & world history, Labour / income economics, Environmental Economics, Labour Economics, International Economics, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Transport industries, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, General and world history, Economics of industrial organisation, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Microeconomics, Manufacturing industries, Econometrics, History and Archaeology, Development economics and emerging economies, Agribusiness and primary industries, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, Construction & heavy industry, Petroleum & oil industries, Economics of industrial organization, Econometrics and economic statistics, Energy industries and utilities, Construction and heavy industry, Primary industries