Anglo-Persian Oil Company
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The Anglo-Persian Oil Company was a British oil company, backed by the UK government, that played a crucial role in developing Middle Eastern oil resources and later evolved into what is now BP.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Iranian Oil Company | 2 |
| Anglo-American Oil Company | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
former company ⓘ oil company ⓘ |
| areaServed | global ⓘ |
| backedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
|
| ChurchillRole | advocated government investment in the company in 1914 ⓘ |
| concessionFrom |
Qajar Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qajar dynasty of Persia
|
| concessionYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| conflict |
1953 Iranian coup d'état
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Iranian oil nationalization crisis
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateRenamed | 1935 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Burmah Oil Company
ⓘ
William Knox D’Arcy ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| historicalSignificance |
first major Western oil company operating in Persia
ⓘ
prototype for later state–oil company partnerships ⓘ |
| inception | 1908 ⓘ |
| industry |
energy industry
ⓘ
petroleum industry ⓘ |
| keyField | Masjed Soleyman oil field ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Charles Greenway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| keyProduct |
fuel oil
ⓘ
kerosene ⓘ petroleum ⓘ |
| keyRefinery | Abadan Refinery ⓘ |
| keyResource | crude oil ⓘ |
| laterRenamedAs |
BP
ⓘ
British Petroleum ⓘ
surface form:
British Petroleum Company
|
| legacy | evolved into modern BP plc ⓘ |
| listedOn | London Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| majorOperationsRegion |
Iran
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ Persia ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
British government acquired controlling interest in 1914
ⓘ
central role in development of Iranian oil industry ⓘ involved in early 20th-century Middle Eastern oil concessions ⓘ |
| originalName | Anglo-Persian Oil Company self-link ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | one of the world’s largest oil companies ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
|
| stateOwnershipShare | 51% ⓘ |
| stateShareholder |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| strategicImportance | secured oil supplies for Royal Navy ⓘ |
| successor |
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
BP ⓘ British Petroleum ⓘ
surface form:
British Petroleum Company
|
| suppliedTo | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| typeOfOwnership | mixed public–private ownership ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anglo-American Oil Company
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company