Interview with Leigh Josephson, an executive at the Caltex Petroleum Corporation, discussing his employment with Standard Oil of California from 1926 to 1939, his assignment to Bahrain and transfer to Caltex, the construction of Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia, the bombing of the Bapco refinery in Bahrain, refinery operations in Bahrain during World War II, the early relationship between Bapco and Caltex, Bapco and the royal family of Bahrain, British influence in Bahrain and Bapco, Bapco's postwar refinery expansion, the training of local nationals, his transfer to the Philippines in 1952 as superintendent of the Batangas refinery, the living standards for Caltex employees, his transfer back to Bahrain in 1958, relations between Caltex (New York) and Bapco, production of under boiler fuel oil, military fuel oil contracts, Bapco's decision-making process and organization, his responsibilities as Bapco's refinery manager, Bapco and the local economy, fringe benefits for local Bapco employees, Bapco's role within worldwide Caltex operations, his transfer to New York in 1962, his role in the construction of the Cape Town, South Africa refinery, his transfer to Bahrain in 1964 as vice-president and general manager of Bapco, Bapco's changing role within the Caltex system, his appointment as president of Bapco in 1968, his personal relationship with the Bahraini royal family, and OPEC and Arab oil embargoes in 1967.
