title: Oral History Interview with Stephen E. Van Nostrand, April 20, 1987
title: Shunkichi Nomura, A Man of Ability Behind the Scenes
title: Caltex Oral History Project
creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
creator: Van Nostrand, Stephen E.
publisher: University of North Texas
date: 1987-04-20
language: English
description: Interview with Stephen E. Van Nostrand, former executive at Caltex
 Petroleum Corporation. The interview includes Van Nostrand's personal
 experiences about service during World War II, employment with Caltex in
 China, the formation of Ryuku Oil Corporation, and holding various positions
 within Caltex. Van Nostrand talks about joint ventures with Nippon Oil Company
 and Koa Oil Company, increasing the refining capacity from 60,000 bbls. to
 900,000 bbls. per day, crude oil contracts, the Nippon Petroleum Refining
 Company, refinery rehabilitation and construction, his role in Caltex
 operations in Japan, the Nippon Oil Staging Terminal Company, relations
 between Caltex (Japan) and New York headquarters, OPEC and its effects upon
 Caltex, character sketches of Neal Lilley, Alec Singleton, and James Voss, and
 various Japanese oil executives. The interview includes a personal history of
 S. Nomura.
subject: People - Individuals
subject: Oral histories
subject: Biographies
subject: Interviews
subject: Van Nostrand, Stephen E.
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: WWII
subject: Military and War - Wars - World War II
subject: Business, Economics and Finance - Oil and Gas - Refineries
subject: Business, Economics and Finance - Oil and Gas - Companies
subject: Caltex
coverage: United States - Texas
coverage: 1918/1987-04
coverage: Japan
coverage: China
coverage: United States - New York
rights: Public
rights: All rights reserved. To request a copy, contact the Oral History
 Program.
type: Book
format: 101, [3] p. ; 28 cm.
format: Text
identifier: local-cont-no: Number 702
identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu./ark:/67531/metadc306889/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metadc306889