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In June 1900 the barque was transferred to the Anglo-American Oil Company. Between 1900 and 1911 Juteopolis operated in the Pacific under the Anglo-American Oil Company, carrying case oil. In 1911 both vessels were acquired (Juteopolis for an estimated £6,500) by Liverpool shipowner George Windram and Co. and used for general cargoes.
Amoco (/ ˈ æ m ə k oʊ / AM-ə-koh) is a brand of fuel stations operating in the United States and owned by British conglomerate BP since 1998. The Amoco Corporation was an American chemical and oil company, founded by Standard Oil Company in 1889 around a refinery in Whiting, Indiana, and was officially the Standard Oil Company of Indiana until 1985.
At the close of the American Civil War, Mr. McDonald and his brother settled in Cincinnati and became involved in the petroleum business. They were amongst the largest independent operators in the country when the Standard Oil Company was formed and when that great corporation was organized they formed a business connection with it, although they did not sell outright.
Anglo American plc is a British multinational mining company with headquarters in London, England. It is the world's largest producer of platinum , with around 40% of world output, as well as being a major producer of diamonds , copper , nickel , iron ore , polyhalite and steelmaking coal .
Parma was a four-masted steel-hulled barque which was built in 1902 as Arrow for the Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, London. In 1912 she was sold to F. Laeisz, Hamburg, Germany. During the First World War she was interned in Chile, and postwar was assigned to the United Kingdom as war reparations. She was sold back to Laiesz in 1921.
Vickers Limited built Seminole in Barrow-in-Furness for the Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, completing her in May 1921. She was 424.5 ft (129.4 m) long, had a beam of 57.0 ft (17.4 m) and draught of 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m). She was assessed as 6,933 GRT and 4,881 NRT.
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In 1888, the Anglo American Oil Company opened its head office in London, which eventually became a part of Esso. [13] In August 1998, Tesco announced a partnership with Esso, opening chains of Tesco Express stores located within forecourts, which continues today. [ 14 ]