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18. PflTnoLrrt coring lb^ititd
(a) flcrornl y?fl.Pflflenont

Mr. Ward P. Andorson was the General Manager and
Chief Local Representative of the Company throughout the
yoar except for a brief poriod in tho latter half of the
yoar when he paid a flying visit to tho United states of
Amoiica and Mr. H.B. Nichols, an Assistant Vice President
of the Company, acted as tho Chief Local Representative and

General Manager. It has been tho recent policy of tho Company
to ensure that a member of tho directorate is present in
Bahrain to obviato tho necessity as far a3 possible of conti­

nual references to Now York for decisions oucsido the powers
of tho General Manager. Mr. Lloyd N. Hamilton tho Chairman
of tho company remained in Bahrain until 1st of Juno while
Mr. n.B. nichols was present from 2l3t Juno the middle of
November, it boing understood that he would bo replaced before

tho end of tho year by Mr. Don J. Hanna • one of the 'ice
Presidents of tho Company.
(b) production and Dcvolorne.nt
Tho total oil production during 19-14 was 6,713,795 not

barrels, an averago of 18,244 not barrols daily, During the
poriod January to Ootobor the rata of field production was held
at a daily avorago of 18,000 not barrols but as a result of the
rapid progress of the rehabilitation programme flold production

was increased to 20,000 not barrels a day from tho lot of
November and held at that rate until tho end of the year.
Luring the year a very large construction programme

was undertaken to provide facilities for tho production of
aviation spirit and to increase the quantities of othor products
vital to tho successful prosecution of the war. Certain
phases of this programme had boon completed by tho end of the

year, and tho construction of the refining itcua van proceeding
rapidly with every indication that tho wor-ha would bo couplotcd
early in 1043.

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