Burmah Oil Company
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Burmah Oil Company was a major British oil company active from the late 19th century, particularly in South and Southeast Asia, and played a key role in the early development of the global petroleum industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burmah Oil Company canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4187167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Burmah Oil Company Context triple: [Anglo-Persian Oil Company, foundedBy, Burmah Oil Company]
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Anglo-American Oil Company
The Anglo-American Oil Company was a British subsidiary of Standard Oil that played a major role in importing, refining, and distributing petroleum products in the United Kingdom and Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Anglo-Persian Oil Company
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company was a British oil company, backed by the UK government, that played a crucial role in developing Middle Eastern oil resources and later evolved into what is now BP.
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Arabian American Oil Company
Arabian American Oil Company was the original name of Saudi Aramco, the state-owned Saudi petroleum and natural gas company that became one of the world’s largest energy producers.
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Sinclair Oil Corporation
Sinclair Oil Corporation is an American petroleum company best known for its dinosaur logo and network of gas stations and refineries across the United States.
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Continental Oil Company
Continental Oil Company was a major American petroleum company that emerged as one of the successor firms to the dissolved Standard Oil trust and later became known as Conoco.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Burmah Oil Company Target entity description: Burmah Oil Company was a major British oil company active from the late 19th century, particularly in South and Southeast Asia, and played a key role in the early development of the global petroleum industry.
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A.
Anglo-American Oil Company
The Anglo-American Oil Company was a British subsidiary of Standard Oil that played a major role in importing, refining, and distributing petroleum products in the United Kingdom and Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company was a British oil company, backed by the UK government, that played a crucial role in developing Middle Eastern oil resources and later evolved into what is now BP.
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C.
Arabian American Oil Company
Arabian American Oil Company was the original name of Saudi Aramco, the state-owned Saudi petroleum and natural gas company that became one of the world’s largest energy producers.
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Sinclair Oil Corporation
Sinclair Oil Corporation is an American petroleum company best known for its dinosaur logo and network of gas stations and refineries across the United States.
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Continental Oil Company
Continental Oil Company was a major American petroleum company that emerged as one of the successor firms to the dissolved Standard Oil trust and later became known as Conoco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
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oil company ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Navy fuel supplies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | David Sime Cargill ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Glasgow
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Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| helpedFound | Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the rise of BP
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one of the earliest major British oil companies ⓘ |
| inception | 1886 ⓘ |
| industry |
oil and gas
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petroleum industry ⓘ |
| legalCase | Burmah Oil Co Ltd v Lord Advocate ⓘ |
| legalCaseJurisdiction | House of Lords ⓘ |
| legalCaseSubject | compensation for wartime destruction of property ⓘ |
| legalCaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early development of the global petroleum industry
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pioneering oil exploration in Burma ⓘ |
| operatedFacilities |
oil fields in Burma
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refineries in South Asia ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Burma (until 1937)
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surface form:
British Burma
India ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Gulf region
South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| owned |
oil concessions in Burma
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oil concessions in Persia through Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| ownedSharesIn | Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn |
early oil production in Burma
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supplying oil to the British Empire ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | development of Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| product |
crude oil
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fuel oil ⓘ kerosene ⓘ refined petroleum products ⓘ |
| shareListing | London Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subsidiary | Anglo-Persian Oil Company ⓘ |
| successor | BP ⓘ |
| wasMajorShareholderOf | Anglo-Persian Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Burmah Oil Company Description of subject: Burmah Oil Company was a major British oil company active from the late 19th century, particularly in South and Southeast Asia, and played a key role in the early development of the global petroleum industry.
Referenced by (2)
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