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In 1980, British Petroleum (known as BP after 2000) established a blue skies research initiative called the Venture Research Unit, headed by particle physicist Donald Braben.
It was first sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive and later by BP, and was the first big quiz show on national television.
Andy Inglis, Head of Exploration and Production, Board Member, British Petroleum
British Petroleum (formerly Anglo-Persian Oil Company) was born out of cooperation between Kitabgi and William Knox D'Arcy.
On May 29, 2007, during a visit to Muammar Gaddafi by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, British Petroleum (BP) signed a $900 million exploration and production agreement with the Libyan National Oil Company.
Iraq Petroleum, along with its operator of oil exploration, Petroleum Development Oman, was owned by European oil giants including Anglo-Iranian Oil's successor British Petroleum which encouraged the British government to extend their support to the Sultan.
In North Africa in World War II, Captain Douglas (Caine) is a BP employee seconded to the Royal Engineers to oversee handling incoming fuel supplies for the British 8th Army.
Wyndham Vale contains many businesses in the area, including restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, a 7-Eleven, a BP service station and commercial car washes.
London-based British Petroleum, the world's third largest oil company, sells its products through a network of about 17,900 stations.
The company became The British Petroleum Company (BP) in 1954.