List of Illustrations | |
List of Maps | |
List of Tables and Charts | |
Preface | |
Introduction | p. 3 |
The Entrepreneurial Era, 1941-54 | |
The Inch Lines | p. 13 |
The Winning Bid | p. 33 |
Creation of a Gas Company | p. 54 |
Race for Eastern Markets | p. 76 |
The Lure of Diversification, 1954-71 | |
Constrained Expansion of the Gas System | p. 101 |
Domestic Diversification | p. 129 |
From Texas to the North Sea | p. 156 |
The Leap into Houston Real Estate | p. 173 |
The Limits to Strategy, 1971-89 | |
Responses to Gas Shortages | p. 191 |
Oil-Driven Diversification | p. 220 |
Refocusing on the Core | p. 244 |
Epilogue: Acquisition Endured | p. 256 |
Notes | p. 265 |
Index | p. 285 |
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