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Table of Contents:
Preface, The Authors, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Chart of the 20th Century, 1 Document: The Persian Concession: Persia (28 May-6 June 1901), 2 Letter: From Mr G Reynolds in Teheran, Persia to Mr W D' Arcy in London, re: his contact with General Kitabgi Khan, who has been advising him on business practice in Persia. Also includes part of the Persian concession: Persia (20 September 1901), 3 Telegram to London reporting oil strike at Masjid-I-Suleiman: Persia (26 May 1908), 4 Document: Issue of 600,000 cumulative six per cent Participating Preference Shares of £1 each, and £600,000 five per cent. First Debenture Stock: Prospectus produced by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd: Finance (15 April 1909), 5 Minutes of a Meeting of Directors at the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd, held at the Registered Offices: Corporate business (25 May 1909), 6 Extracts from the speeches of the First Lord of the Admiralty in regard to Oil Fuel: Company and government ( 17 July 1913), 7 Agreement: An agreement between the Treasury, the Admiralty and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd, re: the company's desire to obtain funds from the Treasury in order to develop its business: Company and government (20May 1914), 8 Agreement: Admiralty agreement with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd and correspondence amending the terms as to price for a period of 10 years, commencing 1 Aprill928: Company and government (20 May 1914), 9 Letter: From John Bradbury of HM Treasury to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd offering observation as to the right of veto and committee membership of ex-officio directors: Company and government (20 May 1914), 10 Balance Sheet: Report of the Directors and Balance Sheet to 31 March 1 916 of the British Tanker Company Ltd. To be presented at the 2nd Ordinary General Meeting on 8 January 191 7: Corporate business (31 March 1916), 11 Memo: Confirming the purchase of The British Petroleum Company at the price of £2,650,000: The beginning of BP (31 May 1917), 12 The First Annual Report of the Research Department of The Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd: Corporate business (1917), 13 Advertisements: For 'BP', The British Petrol, highlighting recent Car Race successes using BP petrol: 'The British Petrol' (November 1923), 14 Advertisement: She Wants Easy Starting- advert for BP petrol, which apparently helps one's engine start on cold mornings: 'The British Petrol' (November 1923), 15 Advertisement: The 'BP' Tank-Wagon- advert describing BP's constant delivery of 'entirely British Petrol' to garages throughout the country: 'The British Petrol' ( 1924), 16 Magazine: Naft-i-lran, published by The Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd first edition: Internal affairs (July 1924), 17 Advertisement: The Only Thing That Stops 'BP' (is a policeman): 'The British Petrol' ( 1925), 18 Advertisement: A Persian Bazaar- describing Persia's good fortune at being source for oil extracted by The Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The oil is then refined into 'BP'-The British Petrol: 'The British Petrol' (1925), 19 Magazine Article: The Birth of the Petroleum Industry, by H R J Conacher. Article in The A.P.O.C. Magazine: History (January 1925), 20 Minutes: Details of the 16th Ordinary General Meeting of The Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd, held at Winchester House. The Chairman claims the company to be one of the leading oil companies in the world: Corporate business ( 10 November 1925), 21 Advertisement: BP Again Leads the Way. Advertisement explaining how BP preserves the beauty of the countryside by painting its petrol pumps green: 'The British Petrol' ( 1927), 22 Magazine Article: The Oil Era and The British Empire, an address delivered by Sir John Cadman before the Royal Colonial Institute. Printed in The Naft A.P.O.C. Magazine: History (March 1927), 23 Magazine Article: The Company's Annual Meeting- report of the meeting held at Winchester House. Sir John Cadman made his first speech as Chairman of the company. He spoke of the antipathy towards the company by the people of Persia, and urged them to compare conditions in their country following BP's development, to conditions before. In The Naft A.P.O.C. Magazine: Corporate business and social impact (November 1927), 24 Advertisement: Procrastination Is the Thief of Time- advert claiming that BP petrol helps motorists to make an early start on cold mornings: 'The British Petrol' (1928), 25 Report: England's New Industry at Llandarcy South Wales. Describing the new oil refinery, and the importance of this for British industry: Contribution to society (1928), 26 Announcement: 'Official announcement by the Shell Group and The Anglo-Persian Group', to the effect that from I January 1932, 'Sheii-Mex Ltd' and 'The British Petroleum Co Ltd', the marketing organisation of the Shell Group and Anglo-Persian Group respectively, are to be associated in a new company, called 'Sheli-Mex and B.P. Ltd': BP and Shell (1931), 27 Magazine Article: Abadan in its Early Days by George Thomson. Article in The Naft A.P.O.C. Magazine: History (July 1931), 28 Magazine Article: Use of Petroleum as Fuels- For Internal Combustion Engines, in The Naft A.P.O.C. Magazine: Education (January 1932), 29 Magazine Article: The Nation's Fuel- an address by Sir John Cadman to the Cardiff Business Club, 22 March 1935. Reprinted in The Naft A.P.O.C. Magazine: Education (April 1935), 30 Magazine Article: The Story of Petroleum, a Giant of Modem Industry. The Dr Mann Juvenile Lecture delivered by Sir Frank Smith, at the Royal Society of Arts on 12 January. Reprinted in The Naft Magazine: Education/history (January, February 1944), 31 Magazine Article: Operation Pluto, by A C Hartley CBE, in The Naft Magazine. Article describing the company's contribution to the development of a pipeline under the Channel: Internal affairs (July 1945), 32 Magazine Article: Dispersal of Fog on Airfields Operation Fido -Part II, by A C Hartley CBE in The Naft Magazine: Education (February 1946), 33 Balance Sheet: Report and Balance Sheet of The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Ltd: Corporate business (31 December 1947), 34 Annual Report and Accounts of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Ltd: Corporate business (31 December 1950), 35 Magazine Article: Trek Across Nigeria, byTE B De Hamel. Describing investigations in Nigeria as to the possibility of oil development by Shell and A.I.O.C. Published in Naft Magazine: BP and Shell, overseas development (April 1952), 36 Memo: From G Coxon to J Pattinson and M Bridgeman re: the need to search energetically for new sources of crude oil: Overseas development (17 June 1953), 37 Magazine Article: The European Common Market and Free Trade Area. Article in BP Shield describing the effects of the common market on the oil industry: Oil industry (BP Magazine Christmas 1958) by P. G. Symington and A. L. Kingshott, 38 Magazine Article: Training in BP: setting the pattern, by W Evans. Article, BP magazine (November 8, 1963), 39 Magazine Article: Manpower Management, by Philip Rock in BP Shield describing the rationale behind the Central Staff Department: Internal affairs (November 1968), 40 Magazine Article: Entry into Alaska A Hard Luck Story with a Happy Ending by P. E. Kent, announcing BP's share in what could be the largest oil field ever found in North America, in BP Shield: Overseas development (January 1970), 41 Magazine Article: A World Fit to Live In, by Derek Lamb in BP Shield. Article highlighting the environmental problems related to increasing development: Environment (April 1970), 42 Press Release: Announcing the completion of BP's testing of the North Sea Oil Well: Internal affairs (19 October 1970), 43 Magazine Article: BP Reorganised, by David Palmer in BP Shield. Announcing a new management structure, to organise the group's activities on a regional basis: Internal affairs (November 1970), 44 Magazine Article: Oil History in the Making, by Ian Coulter in BP Shield. Describing the sequence of events which led to the signing of an agreement between the oil companies and OPEC members: The oil crisis and OPEC (March 1971), 45 Magazine Article: Iran's New Prosperity, by Hushang Mehr Ayin in BP Shield. An analysis of the reasons for Iran's 11% annual economic growth: Overseas development (October 1971), 46 Magazine Article: Foretaste of the Future, in BP Shield International. Announcing the commercial production of Toprina, 'a pure golden natural yeast' in production as a high-protein component in animal feed: Corporate expansion (January 1972), 47 Magazine Article: Big by Every Standard, by Tim Junor in BP Shield International. Describing the development of one of the world's major oil fields in the North Sea: Corporate expansion (February 1972), 48 Magazine Article: Oil Search in the Amazon Jungle, by Peter Frost in BP Shield International. A report on seismic surveys being carried out in Peru: Overseas development (September 1973), 49 Review: Summary of BP's activities involving a widening of interest into coal, offshore services, animal feed, minerals and solar heating: Corporate expansion (1977), 50 Magazine Article: Plastic Service Station Scores. Describing the building of Europe's first all-plastics service station, BP Northway on the AI, in BP Shield International: New technologies (August 1977), 51 Briefing Paper: UK Petrol Prices: BP and society (October 1978), 52 Briefing Paper: Energy conservation and BP. Discussing the need to conserve energy as there 'is no longer a world abundance of low cost oil': Environment, new technologies (September 1979), 53 Magazine Article: Forties Scores a Billion. Article in BP Shield International reporting the billionth barrel of oil to be produced in the Forties oil field since the field was commissioned in 1975: Internal affairs (No. 3, 1982), 54 Briefing Paper: BP and Society in the United Kingdom. A discussion of the increased demand for 'corporate social responsibility', to which BP has responded by setting up a special group to help co-ordinate and implement company policy towards the community in the UK: BP and society (April 1982), 55 Magazine Article: A Quality Look for BP, in BP Shield International, emphasising the importance of looks for BP service stations, focusing particularly on company pole-signs, canopy fascias, pump islands and shops: BP and society (Winter, 1983), 56 Magazine Article: Introducing BP Africa, by Andrew Harper in BP Shield International: Overseas development (Summer, 1984), 57 Speech: Managing Change- BP and the New Business Environment, by M R Rendle, presented at the reunion of the 51st Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School, the Savoy Hotel, London: Management strategies (8June 1984), 58 Speech: Employee Involvement in Productive Management, by Sir Peter Walters, given at a conference of the Industrial Society on Productive Management and Union Relations in a Competitive World: Management strategies (29 June 1984), 59 Report: BP Solar International- a report on BP's solar power developments: New technologies (31 December 1986 (estimate)), 60 Press Release: BP Restructures Its US Operations, announcing BP's intention to manage its US interests on similar lines to its national associate companies in other parts of the world: Management strategies (21 July 1987), 61 Press Release: BP Wins Bid for Standard Oil, announcing that BP has negotiated complete control of its US associate, Standard Oil, creating the third largest oil company in the world with assets of £30 billion: Corporate expansion (13 May 1987), 62 Announcement: Internal document announcing that the BP share sale is to be a combined offer, with a UK fixed price offer for sale and an international offer in order to optimise proceeds and widen share ownership: Corporate business (28 August 1987), 63 Annual Report: Letter From the Chairman, explaining 'a turning point in BP's history'- the full purchase of Standard Oil, the sale by the government of its holding in BP, and the purchase of a large part of Britoil: Corporate expansion (1 March 1988), 64 Press Release: BP Proposes to Purchase KIO Shares, announcing that BP intends to put a proposal to its shareholders to purchase 790 million BP ordinary shares owned by the Kuwait Investment Office: Corporate expansion (3 January 1989), 65 Press Release: BP Agrees to Sell Its Mineral Business, announcing an agreement in principle between BP and RTZ for RTZ to purchase BP's mineral businesses for a price of £2,400 million: Corporate expansion (3 January 1989), 66 Speech: Managing in a World of Change, by Robert Horton, given to The British Chamber of Commerce, Tokyo: Management strategies (24 October 1990), 67 Magazine Article: An Inside View, by Sir Lindsay Alexander, in BP Shield: Management strategies (Winter, 1 991), 68 Speech: Strategic Partnerships as a Source of Competitive Advantage, by John Leggate, given to the 11th Annual Oil and Gas Industry Symposium of the Arthur Andersen and London Oil Analysts Group: Management strategies (24 January 1996), 69 Press Release: BP and Mobil to Combine Downstream in Europe. Announcing the intention of BP and Mobil to combine their European operation in the refining and marketing of fuels and lubricants: BP and Mobil (29 February 1996), 70 Press Release: Address to Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of The British Petroleum Company Plc by Sir David Simon, Chairman and E. J. P. Browne, Group Chief Executive: Corporate business ( 11 April 1996) , 71 Speech: Developments in the Emerging Markets: the role of the individual company, by Bryan Sanderson, given to the 4th Forum of the World Chemicals Industry on the Contribution of the Chemicals Industry to Sustainable Development: Overseas development (25 April 1996), 72 Report: HSE Facts 1997. The Group Chief Executive's commitment to social responsibility, making progress and demonstrating that 'the oil industry can be an agent of creative and positive change in the world': Environment and social responsibility ( 1997), 73 Briefing Paper: The Road from Persia- a Brief History of BP: Corporate history (July 1997), 74 Report: The BP Organisation- outline of the corporate structure of BP: Internal affairs (August 1997), 75 Speech: Corporate Responsibility in an International Context by John Browne, presented to the Council on Foreign Relations, New York: Social responsibility (17 November 1997), 76 Press Release: BP and Amoco Merge to Enter Global Top Trio of Oil Majors. Announcing the merger which has created Britain's biggest company, with combined current capitalisation of some $100 billion: BP and Amoco (11 August 1998), 77 Announcement: A Stronger, More Dynamic Look. Announcing a change in logo for BP, with green becoming the dominant colour for the group, the letters italicised 'to create a new sense of movement', and the dropping of 'international' from business and function names: Corporate image (undated), 78 Briefing Paper: Aspects of VLCC Operation: Education (1977)