Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Asiatic Petroleum Co

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of Asia House, Great St. Helens, London, E.C.

1903 Incorporated as a Limited Company

1914 With the Anglo Mexican Co built a 1500ft jetty at Saltend, Hull

1914 Directors: Sir Marcus Samuel, (Chairman), H. W. A. Deterding (Managing Director), H. Loudon, A. J. C. Stuart, H. N. Benjamin, F. Lane, R. Waley Cohen, T. Weill, and I. Braun.

1920 On behalf of the company, Harry Ricardo and H. A. Hetherington developed a high speed petrol engine for fuel research work which was described at a meeting of the British Association[1]

Subsequently known as the Burmah-Shell Oil Storage and Distributing Company of India, which was as associate of Burmah Oil Co

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1920/09/10