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Ampol Limited (1982 - 1995)

From
1982
New South Wales
To
1995
Website
http://www.ampol.com.au

Summary

In 1936 the Australian Motorists Petrol Company was incorporated. This was followed in 1945 by the merging of the Alba Petroleum Company (formed 1933) into the company and then in 1948 listing on the Stock Exchange.

The company's name was changed to Ampol Petroleum Ltd in 1949. Ampol acquired refining and marketing assets of Total Australia Ltd in 1982 and changed it's name to Ampol Ltd. This was apparently done to distinguish the company from minerals explorer Ampolex Ltd.

Ampol was delisted in 1989 after a takeover by Pioneer International Ltd, which had acquired 20% ownership in 1979. This was followed in 1990 by the acquisition of Solo Operations Ltd a large Australian independent retailer and distributor of petroleum products.

In 1995 Ampol and Caltex Australia merged petroleum refining and marketing assets to form Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd.

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Timeline

 1932 - 1935 Pacific Oil Company
       1933 - 1945 Alba Petroleum Company
             1936 - 1949 Australian Motorists Petrol Company Limited
                    - 1990 Solo Operations Limited
                   1949 - 1982 Ampol Petroleum Limited
                   1954 - 1982 Total Australia Limited
                         1982 - 1995 Ampol Limited

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Bruce A. Smith

Created: 19 January 2001, Last modified: 15 June 2005