Burmah Oil Company
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Burmah Oil Company was a major British oil company active from the late 19th century, particularly in South and Southeast Asia, and played a key role in the early development of the global petroleum industry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burmah Oil Company canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
oil company ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Navy fuel supplies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | David Sime Cargill ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Glasgow
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| helpedFound | Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the rise of BP
ⓘ
one of the earliest major British oil companies ⓘ |
| inception | 1886 ⓘ |
| industry |
oil and gas
ⓘ
petroleum industry ⓘ |
| legalCase | Burmah Oil Co Ltd v Lord Advocate ⓘ |
| legalCaseJurisdiction | House of Lords ⓘ |
| legalCaseSubject | compensation for wartime destruction of property ⓘ |
| legalCaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early development of the global petroleum industry
ⓘ
pioneering oil exploration in Burma ⓘ |
| operatedFacilities |
oil fields in Burma
ⓘ
refineries in South Asia ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Burma (until 1937)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Burma
India ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Gulf region
South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| owned |
oil concessions in Burma
ⓘ
oil concessions in Persia through Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| ownedSharesIn | Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn |
early oil production in Burma
ⓘ
supplying oil to the British Empire ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | development of Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| product |
crude oil
ⓘ
fuel oil ⓘ kerosene ⓘ refined petroleum products ⓘ |
| shareListing | London Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subsidiary | Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| successor | BP ⓘ |
| wasMajorShareholderOf | Anglo-Persian Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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