Summary

Formerly the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd, this company changed its name to British Petroleum Co Ltd in 1954.

In Australia the company operated through its subsidiary BP Australia Ltd.

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Timeline

 1909 - 1935 Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited
       1935 - 1954 Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited
             1954 - British Petroleum Company Limited
                   ? - 1989 British Petroleum Company of Australia Limited
                         1989 - B.P. Australia Holdings Limited

Published resources

Books

• Our Industry. An introduction to the petroleum industry for the use of members of the staff. [For private circulation only], 3rd edn, The British Petroleum Company Ltd, London, 1958, 472 pp. Details