Mitro, Tom
- Date
2007-11-20
- Main Contributors
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
- Summary
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This is an oral history interview with Tom Mitro conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Tom began working at Gulf Oil in the early 1970s on international, mainly West African oil. He later worked as a financial manager for Gulf Oil headquarters in Houston in the late 1970s and finally moved to Lagos, Nigeria in 1982 at the height the “oil crisis.” He headed up the finance department for Gulf in Nigeria until the Chevron/Gulf merger in 1985. At which time, he moved to California to work for Chevron. Tom is now a financial consultant for the oil industry in West Africa and has started an NGO. Interviewer: Jason P. Theriot.
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Mitro, Tom
- Location
Texas
- Collection
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Notes
Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Other Identifier
Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm9965v985w
- Resources
- Finding Aid
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Access Restrictions
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