The History of the British Petroleum CompanyBased on unrestricted access to papers and personnel at the British Petroleum Company, as well as numerous other sources, this second volume of BP's history aims to be an honest and comprehensive examination of the company in the period 1928SH1954. Such a history inevitably touches on many different historical interests ranging from international relations to social, economic, political and military topics. It includes penetrating insights into the direction and management of the company, and deals with controversial episodes such as the international petroleum cartel and the crisis arising from Iran's oil nationalization. |
Contents
Management and finance 19281939 | 11 |
3 | 63 |
Cooperation in the markets 19281939 | 106 |
Concessionary interests outside Iran 19281939 | 142 |
The British Government and oil 19281939 | 174 |
Research and technical progress 19281939 | 189 |
War 19391945 | 206 |
Transition in Iran 19391947 | 230 |
The Supplemental Agreement 19471950 | 383 |
Nationalisation JanuaryJune 1951 | 410 |
Eviction JuneOctober 1951 | 438 |
Failed initiatives October 1951August 1953 | 459 |
The consortium August 1953October 1954 | 490 |
Conclusion | 512 |
A note on statistics and their sources | 523 |
Notes | 535 |
Management and finance 19461951 | 261 |
The search for market outlets 19431951 | 277 |
The Company and the British Government 19461951 | 308 |
Politics and joint interests in the Middle East 19461951 | 329 |
Operations and employment in Iran 19461951 | 347 |
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Common terms and phrases
1933 concession Abadan Achnacarry agreed AIOC Anglo-Iranian Anglo-Iranian Oil Company April August aviation spirit BP 3B Britain British Government British Petroleum Company Burmah Oil Company Cadman cent chairman Committee Company's concessionary consortium crude oil Davar December Department discussions economic Elkington employees exports February Foreign Office Fraser fuel oil Gass Ibid increased Iran Iran's Iranian Government Iranian oil Iraq Iraqi Jackson Jameson January July June Kirkuk Kuwait labour lbid Llandarcy London Majlis Managing Director March marketing meeting memorandum ment Middle East million tons Ministry motor spirit Musaddiq nationalisation negotiations NIOC Northcroft November October Oil Company oil industry oil production oilfields operations organisation payments Persia Petroleum Company pipeline Plan political Prime Minister profits proposals Razmara refinery refining Riza Shah Rougetel Royal Dutch-Shell royalty September settlement Shah's share Shaykh sources Soviet staff Standard Oil NJ subsidiary Sunbury supply tankers Taqizadeh Tehran