166:
40:
1210:
591:
1220:
300:
came to the rescue of Burmah Oil after the company made large losses on its tanker fleets in 1974. The core of the rescue operation was the provision of a year's grace so that the company could become smaller and more viable. The Bank of
England also agreed to guarantee $ 650 million of the company's
431:
221:
For about a century, the company played a major role in the oil industry, and in the discovery of oil in the Middle East through its significant influence over
British Petroleum. It marketed itself under the
1279:
1274:
278:, concerning compensation for the destruction of oil fields in Burma by British forces in 1942 to avoid them falling into the hands of the invading Japanese army, winning a 3-2 decision in the
289:
In 1963, the company left Burma and undertook new exploration in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australasia, the
Americas, Canada and the North Sea until 1986. In 1966, Burmah acquired
199:
was planning a changeover from coal to fuel oil for powering the engines of its warships. In 1905, Burmah signed a contract with the
Admiralty to supply naval fuel oil from Rangoon.
438:
529:
1284:
1304:
1294:
494:
1289:
1299:
1309:
1259:
922:
912:
1264:
1190:
611:
404:
1254:
1167:
1244:
1179:
184:, an East India merchant, to succeed his Rangoon Oil Company Ltd, also of Glasgow, to further expand and develop oil fields in the
1033:
1269:
210:
with Burmah Oil owning 97%. Burmah Oil became the largest oil company in the
British Empire. The subsidiary was later renamed
274:
999:
542:
351:
1009:
994:
388:
266:
189:
581:
1144:
676:
638:
1083:
986:
978:
937:
607:
279:
1161:
196:
1048:
861:
811:
782:
211:
203:
121:
1043:
866:
822:
1249:
1014:
902:
833:
1118:
1103:
927:
787:
207:
165:
1063:
1004:
856:
1185:
1139:
952:
871:
254:
1095:
973:
828:
283:
185:
816:
523:
181:
60:
481:
1134:
1089:
876:
839:
800:
504:
408:
265:
nationalized all industries in the country. Out of the nationalized assets of Burmah Oil, the
261:, Burmah Oil enjoyed a monopoly in the region. The company operated in Burma until 1963, when
1123:
806:
631:
886:
392:
297:
1223:
671:
499:
142:
50:
39:
1238:
1108:
968:
942:
759:
720:
595:
235:
1173:
1113:
947:
932:
603:
1213:
1195:
1128:
907:
776:
689:
624:
359:
138:
385:
917:
231:
169:
116:
508:
666:
590:
247:
17:
461:
1068:
710:
546:
188:. On his death in 1904, the ownership and chairmanship passed to his son
98:
1073:
1053:
715:
705:
681:
290:
177:
146:
125:
108:
793:
727:
661:
262:
1038:
881:
748:
563:
A two-volume history of the company was written by T.A.B. Corley:
258:
243:
239:
227:
164:
1058:
753:
743:
493:
Times, Terry
Robards; Special to The New York (3 January 1975).
620:
202:
In the first decade of the 20th century, Burmah Oil founded
647:
305:
272:
The company was involved in a landmark legal case in 1964,
215:
154:
87:
282:, but the effect of this was specifically reversed by the
327:
Dictionary of
Scottish Business Biography, published 1986
1280:
Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 2000
616:
579:
350:
Michael Gasson (Former Group
Archivist, BP Archive).
1275:
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1886
358:. Association of Business Historians. Archived from
1154:
1026:
961:
895:
849:
768:
736:
698:
654:
569:
A History of the Burmah Oil
Company. Vol 2, 1924–66
115:
104:
94:
82:
74:
66:
56:
46:
246:), and through a joint venture Burmah-Shell with
462:Law of War: Burmah Oil Company v. Lord Advocate
565:A History of the Burmah Oil Company, 1886–1924
386:The coloured history of the Burmah Oil Company
338:A History of the BURMAH OIL Company, 1886-1924
206:to succeed the early prospecting in Persia of
632:
8:
528:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
472:The Burmah Oil Archive at Warwick University
323:
321:
32:
639:
625:
617:
149:was acquired by Burmah, which was renamed
31:
381:
379:
377:
356:Business History Links: Business Archives
604:Documents and clippings about Burmah Oil
495:"Woes of Burmah Oil Trim British Stocks"
280:Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
586:
317:
521:
482:British entrepreneurs and brand names
7:
1219:
437:. Ministry of Energy. Archived from
141:which was once a constituent of the
1285:Oil and gas companies of Bangladesh
1168:BP America Production Co. v. Burton
756:(Northern CA, OR, and WA locations)
1305:2000 disestablishments in Scotland
25:
1295:Oil and gas companies of Scotland
1180:Burmah Oil Co Ltd v Lord Advocate
1290:Oil and gas companies of Myanmar
1218:
1209:
1208:
1034:Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
589:
304:In 2000, Burmah was acquired by
38:
1300:1886 establishments in Scotland
157:purchased the company in 2000.
275:Burmah Oil Co. v Lord Advocate
1:
1310:2000 mergers and acquisitions
1260:Defunct companies of Scotland
1010:Texas City refinery explosion
301:foreign currency borrowings.
267:Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise
1145:Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
432:"Country Report for Myanmar"
293:renaming it Burmah-Castrol.
1265:Economic history of Myanmar
1084:Commonwealth Oil Refineries
887:BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally
867:BP Natural World Book Prize
608:20th Century Press Archives
405:"History: Bharat Petroleum"
176:The company was founded in
1326:
1255:Companies based in Glasgow
1162:Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. case
172:used by Burmah Oil Company
1245:Anglo-Persian Oil Company
1204:
1049:Anglo-Persian Oil Company
862:BP National Championships
783:Castrol Technology Centre
212:Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
204:Anglo-Persian Oil Company
122:Anglo-Persian Oil Company
37:
1044:Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields
857:BP Ford World Rally Team
1270:Former BP subsidiaries
1119:Llandarcy Oil Refinery
543:BP buys Burmah Castrol
352:"Home: The BP Archive"
257:started operations in
250:in the rest of India.
173:
137:was a leading British
1064:BP Biofuels Highlands
1005:Prudhoe Bay oil spill
567:(published 1983) and
253:Until 1901, when the
168:
953:Carl-Henric Svanberg
872:BP Pedestrian Bridge
391:20 July 2008 at the
255:Standard Oil Company
362:on 10 February 2007
284:War Damage Act 1965
208:William Knox D'Arcy
186:Indian subcontinent
34:
27:British oil company
1135:Shell-Mex & BP
1059:Atlantic Richfield
182:David Sime Cargill
174:
135:Burmah Oil Company
33:Burmah Oil Company
1232:
1231:
1186:D'Arcy Concession
1090:Deepwater Horizon
988:Deepwater Horizon
980:Deepwater Horizon
877:BP Portrait Award
677:Prudhoe Bay Trust
571:(published 1988).
336:T. A. B. Corley,
131:
130:
16:(Redirected from
1317:
1222:
1221:
1212:
1211:
1124:National Benzole
1027:Historical units
995:Invasion of Iran
685:
641:
634:
627:
618:
594:
593:
585:
551:
540:
534:
533:
527:
519:
517:
515:
490:
484:
479:
473:
470:
464:
459:
453:
452:
450:
449:
443:
436:
427:
421:
420:
418:
416:
407:. Archived from
401:
395:
383:
372:
371:
369:
367:
347:
341:
334:
328:
325:
42:
35:
21:
1325:
1324:
1320:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1314:
1235:
1234:
1233:
1228:
1200:
1191:North Sea crash
1150:
1022:
957:
903:Robert Anderson
891:
845:
764:
732:
694:
683:
650:
645:
600:
588:
580:
578:
560:
558:Further reading
555:
554:
541:
537:
520:
513:
511:
492:
491:
487:
480:
476:
471:
467:
460:
456:
447:
445:
441:
434:
429:
428:
424:
414:
412:
403:
402:
398:
393:Wayback Machine
384:
375:
365:
363:
349:
348:
344:
335:
331:
326:
319:
314:
298:Bank of England
214:and eventually
163:
124:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1323:
1321:
1313:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1250:Burmah-Castrol
1247:
1237:
1236:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1216:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1176:
1171:
1164:
1158:
1156:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1148:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1098:Noble Seillean
1093:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1020:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
984:
976:
974:ARCO explosion
971:
965:
963:
959:
958:
956:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
928:William D'Arcy
925:
923:William Fraser
920:
915:
910:
905:
899:
897:
893:
892:
890:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
853:
851:
847:
846:
844:
843:
836:
831:
826:
819:
814:
809:
804:
797:
790:
785:
780:
772:
770:
766:
765:
763:
762:
757:
751:
746:
740:
738:
734:
733:
731:
730:
725:
724:
723:
713:
708:
702:
700:
696:
695:
693:
692:
687:
679:
674:
672:Lightsource BP
669:
664:
658:
656:
652:
651:
646:
644:
643:
636:
629:
621:
615:
614:
599:
598:
577:
576:External links
574:
573:
572:
559:
556:
553:
552:
535:
500:New York Times
485:
474:
465:
454:
430:U Kyaw Nyein.
422:
411:on 8 June 2015
396:
373:
342:
329:
316:
315:
313:
310:
195:In the 1900s,
162:
159:
151:Burmah-Castrol
143:FTSE 100 Index
129:
128:
119:
113:
112:
106:
102:
101:
96:
92:
91:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1322:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1242:
1240:
1225:
1217:
1215:
1207:
1206:
1203:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1153:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1109:Kent Refinery
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1094:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1025:
1019:
1017:
1016:Torrey Canyon
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
989:
985:
983:
981:
977:
975:
972:
970:
969:Abadan crisis
967:
966:
964:
962:Controversies
960:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
943:Angela Strank
941:
939:
938:Robert Horton
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
918:Robert Dudley
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
900:
898:
894:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
854:
852:
848:
842:
841:
840:Thunder Horse
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
824:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
802:
798:
796:
795:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
778:
774:
773:
771:
767:
761:
758:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
741:
739:
735:
729:
726:
722:
721:Castrol India
719:
718:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
703:
701:
697:
691:
688:
686:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
659:
657:
653:
649:
642:
637:
635:
630:
628:
623:
622:
619:
613:
609:
605:
602:
601:
597:
592:
587:
583:
575:
570:
566:
562:
561:
557:
550:14 March 2000
549:
548:
544:
539:
536:
531:
525:
510:
506:
502:
501:
496:
489:
486:
483:
478:
475:
469:
466:
463:
458:
455:
444:on 1 May 2011
440:
433:
426:
423:
410:
406:
400:
397:
394:
390:
387:
382:
380:
378:
374:
361:
357:
353:
346:
343:
339:
333:
330:
324:
322:
318:
311:
309:
307:
302:
299:
294:
292:
287:
285:
281:
277:
276:
270:
269:was created.
268:
264:
260:
256:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
236:East Pakistan
233:
229:
225:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
200:
198:
197:the Admiralty
193:
191:
187:
183:
179:
171:
167:
160:
158:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
127:
123:
120:
118:
114:
110:
107:
103:
100:
97:
93:
89:
86:Purchased by
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
59:
55:
52:
49:
45:
41:
36:
30:
19:
1178:
1174:BP Structure
1166:
1114:Helios House
1097:
1088:
1078:
1015:
1000:Iranian coup
987:
979:
948:Doug Suttles
933:Tony Hayward
850:Sponsorships
838:
821:
799:
792:
775:
699:Subsidiaries
568:
564:
545:
538:
512:. Retrieved
498:
488:
477:
468:
457:
446:. Retrieved
439:the original
425:
413:. Retrieved
409:the original
399:
364:. Retrieved
360:the original
355:
345:
337:
332:
303:
295:
288:
273:
271:
252:
223:
220:
201:
194:
190:John Cargill
175:
150:
134:
132:
117:Subsidiaries
105:Headquarters
47:Company type
29:
18:Burmah Shell
1129:Pure Planet
913:John Browne
908:Sylvia Baca
690:BP Shipping
180:in 1886 by
145:. In 1966,
139:oil company
1239:Categories
829:Sullom Voe
812:Oil fields
769:Facilities
448:2009-01-20
415:11 October
312:References
234:(formerly
232:Bangladesh
170:House flag
111:, Scotland
1018:oil spill
990:oil spill
982:explosion
823:Sea Quest
817:Sangachal
807:Northstar
788:Kingsbury
760:Thorntons
667:BP Canada
655:Divisions
524:cite news
514:2 October
509:0362-4331
226:brand in
95:Successor
61:Petroleum
1214:Category
1069:BP Solar
882:BP Top 8
777:Atlantis
711:BP Pulse
684:(19.75%)
682:Rosneft
547:BBC News
389:Archived
306:BP Amoco
155:BP Amoco
88:BP Amoco
57:Industry
1224:Commons
1074:Britoil
834:Sunbury
801:Mad Dog
716:Castrol
610:of the
606:in the
291:Castrol
178:Glasgow
161:History
147:Castrol
126:Castrol
109:Glasgow
90:in 2000
75:Defunct
67:Founded
1079:Burmah
896:People
794:Iolair
737:Brands
728:Jio-bp
662:Air BP
596:Energy
582:Portal
507:
366:9 June
340:(1983)
263:Ne Win
238:) and
51:Public
1155:Other
1147:(49%)
1140:Sohio
1131:(24%)
1096:FPSO
1039:Amoco
749:Amoco
442:(PDF)
435:(PDF)
259:Burma
248:Shell
244:India
240:Assam
228:Burma
1196:Opal
1104:Iraq
1054:Aral
754:ARCO
744:Ampm
706:Aral
530:link
516:2021
505:ISSN
417:2011
368:2007
296:The
242:(in
133:The
83:Fate
78:2000
70:1886
612:ZBW
224:BOC
1241::
648:BP
526:}}
522:{{
503:.
497:.
376:^
354:.
320:^
308:.
286:.
230:,
218:.
216:BP
192:.
153:.
99:BP
640:e
633:t
626:v
584::
532:)
518:.
451:.
419:.
370:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
