Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Foreword: How Arne Nielsen Made His Own Luck viii
4. Preface xiv
5. Acknowledgements xviii
6. Abbreviations xx
7. Part One: Early Years
8. Map 1
9. 1. My Parents 3
10. 2. Life on the Farm 11
11. 3. The Larger World 21
12. 4. The Army 29
13. 5. University 39
14. 6. From the Tower to the Field 53
15. 7. Professional Life 61
16. Part Two: Exploration
17. 8. Before Pembina 73
18. 9. Discovering Pembina 81
19. 10. Pembina’s Impact 93
20. 11. Oh, Saskatchewan! 101
21. Part Three: Executive and “Politician”
22. 12. The Corporate Fast Track 111
23. 13. Leading Mobil Oil Canada 119
24. 14. Sable Island 125
25. 15. My Political Initiation 137
26. 16. Political Tools 145
27. 17. The Lougheed Years 153
28. 18. The Lougheed Years 161
29. 19. Chinese Petroleum Frontiers 171
30. 20. The Famous Lawsuit 181
31. 21. Canadian Superior 193
32. 22. The National Energy Program 199
33. 23. The Alternative Energy Program 209
34. 24. The Homecoming 215
35. 25. New Frontiers 223
36. Part Four: Retirement and Beyond
37. 26. With the Independents 233
38. 27. Shiningbank and the Energy Trusts 241
39. 28. Lessons Learned 247
40. 29. Allies and Advocates 255
41. Epilogue 265
42. Index 267
43. About the Author 277