Word: bp
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...American Oil Co. Iran, a Moslem but non-Arab country, which nationalized its oil industry years ago, "does not engage in that," Amuzegar said. Still, Iran is an interested observer in such negotiations. Kuwait is now trying to boost the price of the oil it will sell back to BP and Gulf from $7.65 to $10.85-or 93% of the posted price. If that happens, Amuzegar stated, "we are entitled to the same thing...
Early last month, an eight-page letter from the Ministry to the European Commission of the Common Market was leaked to the press. It alleges that Shell, BP, Chevron, Mobil and Esso conspired to drive out independent oil marketers, juggled their books to avoid paying West Germany's high taxes and engaged in price fixing. The oil firms deny all the charges, and the government refuses to comment on the letter. Relations between both sides have never been worse...
...petroleum firm. Nigeria produces 2.2 million bbl. a day-about 40% of which finally ends up in the U.S.-and the government of General Yakubu Gowon openly intends to gain control of every aspect of the petroleum business N.N.O.C. has already bought 35% of the biggest oil firm, Shell-BP, and will take over...
...markets headquartered their regional operations in Atlanta, making it the ultimate branch-office town. No fewer than 430 of the FORTUNE 500 largest U.S. companies have offices in Atlanta. Recent arrivals include National Distribution Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Eastern Air Lines; Americana Corp., a real estate marketing company; BP Oil Corp., a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Co. (Ohio). The comings and goings of corporate salesmen and executives help make Atlanta's airport the nation's second busiest, after Chicago's O'Hare...
...start to fill the gap between fashion magazines and daily newspaper coverage of clothes." Although some original material may be added later, W now is a repackaging of WWD, minus the Seventh Avenue trade news but including WWD jargon (certain men show a "studly attraction") and initial codes (BP for beautiful people, CP for the jetsetters that WWD dubs the "cat pack...