Anglo-Persian Oil Company

English energy company founded in 1908
Organization business Q267380
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
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Anglo-Persian Oil Company

Summary

Anglo-Persian Oil Company is a business[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's instance of is recorded as oil company[5].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's instance of is recorded as company[6].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company was followed by BP[7].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's headquarters location is recorded as London[8].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Eurotank[9].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields Ltd[10].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Runo-Everth Treibstoff- und Oel[11].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's child organization or unit is recorded as OLEX[12].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's Commons category is recorded as Anglo-Persian Oil Company[13].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[14].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's industry is recorded as extraction of petroleum[15].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's industry is recorded as extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas[16].
  • 1909 marks the founding of Anglo-Persian Oil Company[17].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company was dissolved in 1955[18].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anglo-Persian Oil Company[19].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's product or material produced is recorded as gasoline[20].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's legal form is recorded as company[21].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's owner of is recorded as British Tanker Company[22].
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Company's board member is recorded as John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman[23].

Body

Founding

1909 marks the founding of Anglo-Persian Oil Company[17].

Identity

Anglo-Persian Oil Company was followed by BP[7].

Leadership

Anglo-Persian Oil Company's board member is recorded as John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman[23].

Operations

Anglo-Persian Oil Company's headquarters location is recorded as London[8]. Subsidiaries include Eurotank[9], a business[24], in Germany[25], founded in 1934[26], headquartered in Hamburg[27]; Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields Ltd[10], an organization[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1911[30], headquartered in London[31]; Runo-Everth Treibstoff- und Oel[11], a business[32], in German Reich[33], founded in 1938[34], headquartered in Munich[35]; and OLEX[12], a business[36], in German Reich[37], founded in 1904[38], headquartered in Berlin[39].

Industry

Industries include petroleum industry[14], extraction of petroleum[15], and extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas[16].

Ownership

Anglo-Persian Oil Company's product or material produced is recorded as gasoline[20].

Dissolution

Anglo-Persian Oil Company was dissolved in 1955[18].

Why It Matters

Anglo-Persian Oil Company has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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  6. [8] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit Eurotank, Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields Ltd, Runo-Everth Treibstoff- und Oel +1
    Headquarters
    Country United Kingdom
    Dissolved
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