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'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company' [12v] (29/766)
The record is made up of 1 Volume (379 folios). It was created in 21 May 1924-25 May 1931. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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a view to securing from it the best possible products. The result is a plan whirl, embodies all the la
test improvements, and which in layout, efficiency, and economy of operation takes second place to no
plant of its kind in the world. The refining of Petroleum is a lengthy operation, consisting in the lirst
place of a disiillatiou process for separating the oil into the various fractions from which, later, the
petrols, lamp oil, lubricants, etc. arc made. This is followed by chemical treatment for the purification
of the several distillates, and sometimes, as in the present instance, by refrigeration lor the removal ot
the solid paraffins and the subsequent refining of these hy a heating process known as sweating.
The system of distillation
For the first treatment of the crude oil, the continuous system of distillation is employed at Aba-
; dan, the oil passing through various units in a constant stream. The most volatile fractions, 'which form
the basis of petrol and kerosene, are first separated; then the others in order oi their volatility.
Maximum economy of fuel is secured by the introduction oi heat interchangers, these utilising tiie heat
from the vapours of the stills and from certain residue to raise tne temperature of the cold oil entering
I the system.
Section of the Refinery at Abadan,
A badly planned refinery can be extremely wasteful of fuel, hut, at Abadan the question of heat
conservation has been carefully considered so that the total fuel consumption is maintained at an ex
tremely low figure.
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This volume contains correspondence and contractual agreements signed between 1924 and 1926 on oil exploration and export rights in Kuwait, and to a lesser extent, other Gulf territories. The correspondence is primarily between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company based in Abadan, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, and the Ruler of Kuwait. The file contains one foldout map of Kuwait's territory drawn for oil exploration at folio 157. The file contains Arabic documents that are primarily letters to the Ruler of Kuwait from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, as well as a multi-language pamphlet outlining the history of the Anglo Persian Oil Company in French, Persian, and English.
- Extent and format
- 1 Volume (379 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 381; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English, Arabic, Persian and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/238
- Title
- 'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- 6r:27v, 35r:35v, 40r:41v, 44r:45v, 47r:47v, 50r:50v, 52r:53v, 59r:60v, 62r:62v, 68r:68v, 100r:101v, 111r:111v, 159r:159v, 161r:161v, 211r:212v
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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