British Petroleum (BP) and its Corporate History

In May 1901 the Shah of Iran granted a concession to William Knox D'Arcy to search for oil. After oil was discovered, in 1909 the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited was incorporated. In 1935, the company changed its name to Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Limited. In 1954 the company changed its name to The British Petroleum Company Limited. In 1980, the company re-registered as a public company under the name The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. In 1998, the company merged with U.S. oil company Amoco to become BP Amoco p.l.c. In 2001 the company changed its named to BP p.l.c. (www.bp.com)
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