
Anglo-Persian Oil Company - Wikipedia
In 1935 APOC was renamed the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) when Reza Shah formally asked foreign countries to refer to Persia by its endonym Iran. In 1954, it was renamed again …
BP and Iran: The Forgotten History - CBS News
2010年6月30日 · Its roots lie in the early years of the twentieth century when a wealthy bon vivant named William Knox D'Arcy decided, with encouragement from the British government, to …
Our history | Who we are | Home - bp
Starting in 1908 with the discovery of oil in Persia (now Iran), our story has always been about transitions – from oil to gas, from onshore to deep water, and now towards a mix of energy …
Sleeping with the Enemy: BP's Deals with Iran - TIME
2010年6月16日 · BP several years ago halted investments larger than $20 million into Iran’s energy infrastructure, remaining below the threshold for penalties set by the 1995 Iran …
History of BP Includes Role in 1953 Iran Coup After …
2010年5月6日 · Sixty years ago, BP was called the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. We look at the story of the company’s role in the 1953 CIA coup against Iran’s popular progressive prime …
BP PLC | History & Facts | Britannica Money - Encyclopedia Britannica
2 天之前 · BP PLC, British petrochemical corporation that became one of the world’s largest oil companies through its merger with the Amoco Corporation of the United States in 1998. BP …
Machineries of Oil : An Infrastructural History of BP in Iran - MIT …
In this book, Shafiee maps the machinery of oil operations in the Anglo-Iranian oil industry between 1901 and 1954, tracking the organizational work involved in moving oil through a …
BP - New World Encyclopedia
BP continued to operate in Iran until the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The new regime of Ayatollah Khomeini confiscated all of BP's assets in Iran without compensation, ending BP's 70-year …
The Company File | From Anglo-Persian Oil to BP Amoco - BBC News
1998年8月11日 · In 1901 a wealthy Englishman ventured into the Iranian desert in search of oil. 97 years later, this Anglo-Persian Oil company has been transformed into BP Amoco, one of …
History of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company | World of History
2024年11月27日 · The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), known today as BP (British Petroleum), played a pivotal role in the development of the global oil industry and in shaping …