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Consolidates the history and definitions, not only of the now-standard oil barrel but also of the units that make it up and the legal pitfalls connected with it. It is a story full of oil-drilling lore, with important meaning for historians, metrologists, petroleum lawyers and executives, coopers, and distillers.

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There is much more to a barrel of oil than [42 gallons], as Robert E. Hardewicke demonstrates with humor and erudition."" - Columbia Law Review

The Oilmans Barrel

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    A Paperback by Robert E. Hardwicke

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: 12/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780806143842, 978-0806143842
      ISBN10: 0806143843

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Consolidates the history and definitions, not only of the now-standard oil barrel but also of the units that make it up and the legal pitfalls connected with it. It is a story full of oil-drilling lore, with important meaning for historians, metrologists, petroleum lawyers and executives, coopers, and distillers.

      Trade Review
      There is much more to a barrel of oil than [42 gallons], as Robert E. Hardewicke demonstrates with humor and erudition."" - Columbia Law Review

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