Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields

Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields Limited was an oil company registered in London, England on 6 July 1911^[1] with oilfields in Egypt. It was a joint venture between Shell and BP.^[2]

In July 1961 the government of the United Arab Republic acquired a 50% shareholding in the company. It was renamed as the Al Nasr Oilfields Company on 4 January 1962, and was converted into a United Arab Republic Company.^[3] It seems to have been nationalised in 1964, and news reports cite Gamal Abdel Nasser's seizing in 1964^[4] while Skinner's Oil and petroleum year book suggests 1951 control.^[5]

The oilfields utilised were the Hurghada and the Ras Gharib, on the western shore of the Red Sea. It also held a joint leases in the Sinai peninsula.^[6][7] It had a refinery at Suez.^[8]

References

1. Skinner, Walter E. (1910), Oil and petroleum year book : incorporating the Oil and petroleum manual, Walter E. Skinner, retrieved 24 January 2016 page 67 of the 1962 edition
2. http://wiki.openoil.net/index.php?title=History_of_Egyptian_oil_and_gas_industry^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "History of Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation – FundingUniverse".
4. "Nasser Seizes Oilfields". The Canberra Times. 26 March 1964. p. 5. Retrieved 24 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Skinner, Walter E. (1910), Oil and petroleum year book : incorporating the Oil and petroleum manual, Walter E. Skinner, retrieved 24 January 2016
6. "New Egyptian Oil Well Tested". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 15 January 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 24 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Egypt's New Oil Find". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 January 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 24 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
8. Petroleumgewinnung am Golf von Suez. In: Österreichische Monatszeitschrift für den Orient. January-February 1913. S. 79, retrieved 19 June 2019.

External links

• Documents and clippings about Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW