British Petroleum

British Petroleum, now called "BP plc", is one of the world's seven biggest oil and gas companies.^[1] Its headquarters are in London. The company grew out of the old Anglo-Persian Oil Company, which was founded in 1908. It was privatised by the British government in stages between 1979 and 1987.^[2]

References

↑ Top 10 oil & gas companies
↑ Meaning, its shares were placed on the open market.

Bamberg, James H 1994/2000. The history of the British Petroleum Company. vols 2 & 3 of 3 vols, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521785150

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[1] Top 10 oil & gas companies

[2] Meaning, its shares were placed on the open market.

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