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Burmah Oil

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Burmah Oil

Summary

Burmah Oil is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Burmah Oil is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Burmah Oil's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Burmah Oil's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Burmah Oil's instance of is recorded as gas station chain[6].
  • Burmah Oil was followed by BP[7].
  • Burmah Oil's headquarters location is recorded as Glasgow[8].
  • Burmah Oil's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[9].
  • 1886 marks the founding of Burmah Oil[10].
  • Burmah Oil was dissolved in 2000[11].
  • Burmah Oil's legal form is recorded as public company[12].

Body

Founding

1886 marks the founding of Burmah Oil[10].

Identity

Burmah Oil was followed by BP[7].

Operations

Burmah Oil's headquarters location is recorded as Glasgow[8].

Industry

Burmah Oil's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[9].

Dissolution

Burmah Oil was dissolved in 2000[11].

Why It Matters

Burmah Oil ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

BP business public company United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Followed by → —
    Headquarters location → Glasgow
    Legal form → public company
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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