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'''Asiatic Petroleum Company''' ('''APC''') was a joint venture between the [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] and [[Royal Dutch Shell|Royal Dutch]] oil companies founded in 1903. It operated in Asia in the early twentieth century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shell.com.cn/home/content/chn-en/aboutshell/who_we_are_tpkg/our_history/china/ |title=Shell History in China |publisher=Shell |access-date=2008-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204032837/http://www.shell.com.cn/home/content/chn-en/aboutshell/who_we_are_tpkg/our_history/china/ |archive-date=2011-12-04 }}</ref> The [[Asiatic Petroleum Building|corporate headquarters]] were on [[The Bund (Shanghai)|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.
'''Asiatic Petroleum Company''' ('''APC''') was a joint venture between the [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] and [[Royal Dutch Shell|Royal Dutch]] oil companies founded in 1903. It operated in Asia in the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shell.com.cn/home/content/chn-en/aboutshell/who_we_are_tpkg/our_history/china/ |title=Shell History in China |publisher=Shell |access-date=2008-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204032837/http://www.shell.com.cn/home/content/chn-en/aboutshell/who_we_are_tpkg/our_history/china/ |archive-date=2011-12-04 }}</ref> The [[Asiatic Petroleum Building|corporate headquarters]] were on [[The Bund (Shanghai)|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.<ref>http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1945/1945%20-%202486.html</ref><ref>http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1951/1951%20-%200880.html</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1945/1945%20-%202486.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-14 |archive-date=2016-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306092614/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1945/1945%20-%202486.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1951/1951%20-%200880.html |title=power jets {{!}} gloster {{!}} 1951 {{!}} 0880 {{!}} Flight Archive |website=www.flightglobal.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030134906/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1951/1951%20-%200880.html |archive-date=2013-10-30}} </ref>


In 1951, China requisitioned all property belonging to the company in retaliation for the [[Hong Kong Government|Hong Kong Government's]] requisitioning of the [[tank ship|tanker]] {{SS|Yung Hao||2}}.<ref name=E010551>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52813877 |title=China grabs oil company |newspaper=Examiner |location=Launceston, Tasmania |page=6 |date=1 May 1951}}</ref>
In 1951, China requisitioned all property belonging to the company in retaliation for the [[Hong Kong Government|Hong Kong Government's]] requisitioning of the [[tank ship|tanker]] {{SS|Yung Hao||2}}.<ref name=E010551>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52813877 |title=China grabs oil company |newspaper=Examiner |location=Launceston, Tasmania |page=6 |date=1 May 1951}}</ref>

[[File:Asiatic Petroleum Company.jpg|alt=High resolution photograph of the building in 1994|thumb|'''Asian Oil Building''']]


==See also==
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*{{SS|Petriana}}, APC vessel that caused one of the first major maritime oil spills
*{{SS|Petriana}}, APC vessel that caused one of the first major maritime oil spills
*[https://www.paulleestudio.com/shanghai Photograph courtesy of Paul Pak-hing Lee Studio]


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Latest revision as of 15:38, 3 November 2023

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]

High resolution photograph of the building in 1994
Asian Oil Building

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shell History in China". Shell. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "power jets | gloster | 1951 | 0880 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30.
  4. ^ "China grabs oil company". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 1 May 1951. p. 6.


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