Asiatic Petroleum Company
Asiatic Petroleum Company (APC) was a joint venture between the Shell and Royal Dutch oil companies founded in 1903. It operated in Asia in the early 20th century.[1] The corporate headquarters were on The Bund in Shanghai, China. The division tested the limits of corporate liability in the Lennard's Carrying Co Ltd v Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd case.
The company was involved in the early developments of Frank Whittle in the jet engine field, a Mr. I Lubbock of the company devising a suitable combustion chamber design, known as the 'Lubbock Burner' and used in the Power Jets WU and subsequent engines.[2][3]
In 1951, China requisitioned all property belonging to the company in retaliation for the Hong Kong Government's requisitioning of the tanker Yung Hao.[4]
![High resolution photograph of the building in 1994](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Asiatic_Petroleum_Company.jpg/220px-Asiatic_Petroleum_Company.jpg)
See also
- SS Petriana, APC vessel that caused one of the first major maritime oil spills
- Photograph courtesy of Paul Pak-hing Lee Studio
References
- ^ "Shell History in China". Shell. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "power jets | gloster | 1951 | 0880 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30.
- ^ "China grabs oil company". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 1 May 1951. p. 6.
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- Asia Building
- Brent Spar
- Hancock Whitney Center
- Mars
- Montreal East Refinery
- One Shell Plaza
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- Rocky Mountain Arsenal
- Scotford Upgrader
- Shell Building
- Shell Centre
- Shell Centre (Calgary)
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- Shell
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- André Bénard
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- Fred Meissner
- Gale Norton
- Jorma Ollila
- Rob Routs
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- Answer Man
- Club (former)
- Foundation
- Guides
- In situ conversion process
- Lennard's Carrying v Asiatic Petroleum
- Novelty Service Station
- Spectacular sign
- Turbo Chargers
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