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Imperialism, geology and petroleum: History of oil in colonial Assam [1]

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In the last quarter of the 19th century, Assam’s oilfields became part of the larger global petroleum economy and thus played a key role in the British imperial economy.

Publication Date: 
19/03/2011
Arupjyoti Saikia [2]
Economic and Political Weekly [3]
46
12
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Tags:
Energy [4], Oil [5], Assam [6], North East [7], Oil Exploration [8], Geology [9], History [10]

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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-exploration
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geology
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/history