The Third River (Arabic), Hardcover Book, By: Michael Quentin Morton

For a book that tells the story of the Iraq Petroleum Company and its subsidiaries, in the field of obtaining concessions for oil exploration in Iraq, its discovery, production, and marketing, and an analysis of its various activities in the region, and its multiple achievements, especially its construction of a 555-mile pipeline to transport oil from eastern Iraq to the Mediterranean coast, and a narrative of the aspects of conflict and competition between the groups of this giant company, the impact of global interests on its movement and orientations, and the problems that resulted from the conflict between it and Iraqi officials in various periods of political life in Iraq.

The book also depicts the operations of searching and drilling for oil, the dangers that beset the workers in the oil fields, the environmental effects that resulted after its appearance, negotiations and intrigues, the distribution of interests, signs of hopes, manifestations of frustration, despair and despair, and glimpses of the workers' stories and aspects of their lives in the work camps. If you want the story of oil in the Middle East, then this comprehensive book cites the most accurate matters and details, statements, facts, and means of documentation such as: pictures, maps, sayings.etc.

About the Author:

Michael Quentin Morton grew up in Qatar, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi in the 1950s and 1960s. His father, D.M. ('Mike') Morton was an exploration geologist with the Iraq Petroleum Company 1945 71. After qualifying as a barrister, Quentin spent over 30 years in a legal career before concentrating on writing about the history of oil exploration in the Middle East. Since his first book, 'In the Heart of the Desert', a biography of his father, was published in 2006, he has written a number of books.

'Black Gold and Frankincense: Photographs of Southern Arabia by the Early Oil Explorers, 1947 - 71' was published by the National Centre of Documentation and Research (now the National Archives) in the United Arab Emirates in 2010. 'Buraimi: The Struggle for Power, Influence and Oil in Arabia', the story of the Buraimi dispute, was published by IB Tauris on 30 August 2013

• Books Author: Michael Quentin Morton
• Number Of Pages: 362
• Language: Arabic
• Publisher: The National Archives
• Books Category: Politics & Social Sciences
• Book Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: January 01, 2014