The ebb and flow of Chinese petroleum : a story told by a witness

Foreword: A lingering sentiment for Chinese petroleum -- Chinese advances with petroleum in antiquity -- The six old oilfields in modern China : small scale and weak foundation -- China's first on-land oilfield : Yanchang Oilfield -- Yumen Oilfield, 1939 : China's first modern petroleum base -- China's petroleum industry takes off -- Yumen Oilfield : cradle of the Chinese petroleum industry -- Pioneering a great cause at Ginghai Oilfield -- Karamay : new China's first big oilfield -- High hopes for Sichuan oil and gas -- The anti-rightist movement and great leap forward harm the petroleum industry -- The search for Daqing Oilfield -- Constructing Daqing Oilfield -- "In industry, learn from Daqing" reconsidered (part one) -- "In industry, learn from Daqing" reconsidered (part two) -- A scribe-my petroleum career -- Advancing on the crest of victory : switching the battleground to Bohai Bay basin -- The Jianghan oil campaign : Zhou Enlai's moves to protect the oil industry -- An oil industry ready to launch out in all directions -- The sudden rise and fall of Huabei Oilfield -- Diary of the deputy executive of Huabei Oilfield -- Ten years of endeavor, leading industry with high speed -- Hua Guofeng endorses Kang Shi'en's proposal of a dozen Daqings -- Hua Guofeng resigns, and the oil industry faces a storm -- The oil industry reels from accidents, scandals, and vendettas -- Rolling a boulder uphill -- The debate on Shengli Oilfield's "second Daqing plan" -- Seven situations and severe challenges -- Origin of the Tarim oil campaign -- Wang Tao decides : go all out in Tarim without foreign investment -- The state council ratifies the Tarim oil campaign -- Seven achievements of the Tarim oil campaign -- Falling between two stools -- Too much investment, too much waste, too few results -- Overstating achievements and experiences -- Other issues relating to the Tarim campaign -- A dry duck trying to swim : the difficulties of offshore petroleum exploration -- Leading the reform and opening-up -- International cooperation increases, an offshore Daqing emerges -- Integrating internationally, creating a new company -- Engaging in international cooperation, exploring foreign oil and gas supplies -- The oil industry in Taiwan.