OIL Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Ocean Steam Ship Co Ltd
- Inchcape Group
- Offshore Supply Association
- Ocean Inchcape Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Woking, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Oil & gas extraction services
Notes:
Joint venture of Ocean Steam Ship Co Ltd and Inchcape Group, established in 1971 as Ocean Inchcape Ltd, to provide marine services to North Sea oil exploration/extraction industry. From 1975 also operated outside UK waters and by late 1970s had operations in, inter alia, Ireland, Malta, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc. 1989 acquired Offshore Supply Association of Germany. By 1995 second largest such business in world. 1997 sold to American interests
Publications:
- Great Alliance. A history of OIL Ltd, 1971-1995 by MacDonald, Roger, & Peter E Firth (ed)
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Ocean Steam Ship Co Ltd
- Inchcape Group
- Offshore Supply Association
- Ocean Inchcape Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Woking, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Oil & gas extraction services
Notes:
Joint venture of Ocean Steam Ship Co Ltd and Inchcape Group, established in 1971 as Ocean Inchcape Ltd, to provide marine services to North Sea oil exploration/extraction industry. From 1975 also operated outside UK waters and by late 1970s had operations in, inter alia, Ireland, Malta, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc. 1989 acquired Offshore Supply Association of Germany. By 1995 second largest such business in world. 1997 sold to American interestsPublications:
- Great Alliance. A history of OIL Ltd, 1971-1995 by MacDonald, Roger, & Peter E Firth (ed)