Going into Oil
George H.W. Bush was offered a job at his father's Wall Street firm business. The firm was called Brown Brothers, Harriman and Company. However Bush turned down the offer and headed for Midland, Texas to go into the oil industry. He started at an oilfield supply company, Dresser Industries. A family friend Neil Mallon, was able to get Bush a beginning job. Bush had humble beginnings in the oil industry as he started out with sweeping floors and painting the machines. However, with hard work and persistence, Bush soon rose to become a salesman for the drilling parts.
Later Bush decided he wanted he wanted to start his own business. Together with his neighbor and friend, John Overby, they established the Bush-Overby Company by 1950. Bush began buying land with investors' money. In the end, with the help of Bush's investor connections, Overby's expertise, and the partnership of two brothers from Oklahoma, Zapata Petroleum(Zapata Offshore Company) was founded in 1954 with Bush as co-founder and president. On top of their establishment, Zapata Petroleum had a great success at Coke Country in an oil field in Jameson Field.
Later Bush decided he wanted he wanted to start his own business. Together with his neighbor and friend, John Overby, they established the Bush-Overby Company by 1950. Bush began buying land with investors' money. In the end, with the help of Bush's investor connections, Overby's expertise, and the partnership of two brothers from Oklahoma, Zapata Petroleum(Zapata Offshore Company) was founded in 1954 with Bush as co-founder and president. On top of their establishment, Zapata Petroleum had a great success at Coke Country in an oil field in Jameson Field.
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