Company: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]
See also
- SS Petriana, APC vessel that caused one of the first major maritime oil spills
References
- ↑ "Shell History in China". Shell. http://www.shell.com.cn/home/content/chn-en/aboutshell/who_we_are_tpkg/our_history/china/.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1945/1945%20-%202486.html.
- ↑ "power jets | gloster | 1951 | 0880 | Flight Archive". http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1951/1951%20-%200880.html.
- ↑ "China grabs oil company". Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania): p. 6. 1 May 1951. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52813877.
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