British Petroleum history

The following organisations are thanked for their kind donation of samples Institute Francais du Petrole, British Petroleum, Norsk Hydro. We are grateful to the analytical departments at Bristol University and at BP Research Centre for the elemental analyses. Dr. A. Pepper (BP) is acknowledged for provision of burial history information for the Monterey Fm. kerogens. ll Buxton (Geolab Nor) is thanked for selected TOC determinations. Dr. J.M. Jones (University of Newcastle) is thanked for vitrinite reflectance analyses. We thank Dr. A.K. Burnham for supplementary kinetic analyses. W. Pool is thanked for technical assistance. Drs. K. Peters, W.L. Orr and C.M. White are thanked for critical reviews. 

British Petroleum is one of the biggest companies in Britain and one of the world s largest oil and petrochemicals groups. At the beginning of its history it was known as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. 

Bamberg, J. H. 1994. The History of the British Petroleum Company, v.2 The Anglo-Iranian Years, 1928-1954. Cambridge, U.K. Cambridge University Press. 

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