Texaco UK
Other Business Names:
- Texaco Petroleum Products Co
- Texas Co
- Texas Oil Co
- Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd
- Regent Oil Co
- Central Mining & Investment Corp
- Burt Boulton & Heywood Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Trinidad & Tobago
- United States
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Basic chemicals production
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Distribution - retailing
Fuel retailing inc coal, wood, petrol, oil products, etc
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Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture
Oil products refining
Notes:
Traces origins in UK to Texaco Petroleum Products Co established in London in 1916 as a subsidiary of its US parent, Texas Co. Sold lubricants, asphalt, wax for candle making, etc. Renamed Texas Oil Co in 1928. In 1947 merged with Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd, a UK registered business to form Regent Oil Co. TL was formed in 1913 by Central Mining & Investment Corp to obtain oil mining leases in Trinidad. 1930 acquired London based oil/petroleum distribution business of Burt Boulton & Heywood Ltd and its Regent trade mark. Regent was a fully integrated oil company with interests in refining, chemicals, lubricants, petrol sales, etc. 1967 Texaco of USA acquired full control of Regent which was renamed Texaco
Publications:
- Development of the Solus System of petrol distribution in the United Kingdom, 1950-1960 by Dixon, Donald F
- Seventy Five Years in the UK. Texaco by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Texaco Petroleum Products Co
- Texas Co
- Texas Oil Co
- Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd
- Regent Oil Co
- Central Mining & Investment Corp
- Burt Boulton & Heywood Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Trinidad & Tobago
- United States
Sectors:
- Chemical production Basic chemicals production
- Distribution - retailing Fuel retailing inc coal, wood, petrol, oil products, etc
- Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture Oil products refining
Notes:
Traces origins in UK to Texaco Petroleum Products Co established in London in 1916 as a subsidiary of its US parent, Texas Co. Sold lubricants, asphalt, wax for candle making, etc. Renamed Texas Oil Co in 1928. In 1947 merged with Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd, a UK registered business to form Regent Oil Co. TL was formed in 1913 by Central Mining & Investment Corp to obtain oil mining leases in Trinidad. 1930 acquired London based oil/petroleum distribution business of Burt Boulton & Heywood Ltd and its Regent trade mark. Regent was a fully integrated oil company with interests in refining, chemicals, lubricants, petrol sales, etc. 1967 Texaco of USA acquired full control of Regent which was renamed TexacoPublications:
- Development of the Solus System of petrol distribution in the United Kingdom, 1950-1960 by Dixon, Donald F
- Seventy Five Years in the UK. Texaco by Unknown