Burmah Oil

Burmah Oil Company
Company typePublic
IndustryPetroleum
Founded1886
Defunct2000
FatePurchased by BP Amoco in 2000
SuccessorBP
HeadquartersGlasgow, Scotland
SubsidiariesAnglo-Persian Oil Company
Castrol

The Burmah Oil Company was a leading British oil company which was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In 1966, Castrol was acquired by Burmah, which was renamed Burmah-Castrol. BP Amoco purchased the company in 2000.