OH 0679 | Oral History

OH 0679

Executive, Caltex Petroleum Corporation. Educational and military background; employment with Caltex, 1946; marketing assistant, Philippines, 1947; market expansion in Philippines; living conditions and social life in Philippines; major contracts; Huk rebellion; expansion of Philippine district offices; assignment to Davao; competition with Shell and Standard Vacuum; training of Filipino nationals; “case and can” market; construction of bulk terminals in Philippines; Batangas refinery; assistant district manager, Manila, 1955; Indonesian fields, importance to Philippines; impressions of C. Roesholm, Gene Menefee, R. Monical; relations with New York office; district manager, Manila; transfer to Thailand, 1962; joint venture refinery in Thailand, 1962; reforming Thai marketing organization; appointment as general manager, Philippines, 1967; appointment as deputy director, Southeast Asia Region; OPEC, its effects on Caltex; relations between Caltex and shareholders; opinions of joint ventures; James Voss as chairman of the board, Caltex; move of Caltex headquarters from New York to Dallas.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 96 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview January 20, 1986

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