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- 1919-1948 (Creation)
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11 production units.
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Biographical history
Unirea S.A.R de Petrol, a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix Oil and Transport Company, was registered in Bucharest in 1920. Into it went the assets of several small English companies partially destroyed during the First World War. Phoenix Oil and Transport Company held the capital of Unirea through a nominee, Arbanash (Roumania) Oil Company. Unirea amalgamated with Orion S.A.R. de Petrol in 1935 and with Roumanian Consolidated Oilfields Limited in 1938.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/178-06 1919-1948 Collection 11 production units. Unirea S.A.R. de Petrol , petroleum company
Unirea S.A.R de Petrol, a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix Oil and Transport Company, was registered in Bucharest in 1920. Into it went the assets of several small English companies partially destroyed during the First World War. Phoenix Oil and Transport Company held the capital of Unirea through a nominee, Arbanash (Roumania) Oil Company. Unirea amalgamated with Orion S.A.R. de Petrol in 1935 and with Roumanian Consolidated Oilfields Limited in 1938.
Deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library together with the records of Phoenix Oil and Transport Co and other subsidiaries by the Official Receiver in 1988. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
The records of Unirea S.A.R. de Petrol comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1921 and trust deed, 1940; annual balance sheets and accounts, 1937-8 and notes on accounts of 1939; petroleum and crude oil stock valuation, 1939; reports on company organisation and methods, 1932-3; reports on internal and external sales departments, 1940-4; papers of Major E. Boaden including correspondence and reports, 1942-8; maps and plans of oilfields, 1919-38 and photograph of royal warrant of appointment, 1930.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
CLC/B/178-01: Phoenix Oil and Transport Company Limited;
CLC/B/178-02: Arbanash (Roumania) Oil Company;
CLC/B/178-03: Orion S.A.R. de Petrol;
CLC/B/178-04: Phoenix Oil Products Limited;
CLC/B/178-05: Roumanian Consolidated Oilfields Limited.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library together with the records of Phoenix Oil and Transport Co and other subsidiaries by the Official Receiver in 1988. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The records of Unirea S.A.R. de Petrol comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1921 and trust deed, 1940; annual balance sheets and accounts, 1937-8 and notes on accounts of 1939; petroleum and crude oil stock valuation, 1939; reports on company organisation and methods, 1932-3; reports on internal and external sales departments, 1940-4; papers of Major E. Boaden including correspondence and reports, 1942-8; maps and plans of oilfields, 1919-38 and photograph of royal warrant of appointment, 1930.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
CLC/B/178-01: Phoenix Oil and Transport Company Limited;
CLC/B/178-02: Arbanash (Roumania) Oil Company;
CLC/B/178-03: Orion S.A.R. de Petrol;
CLC/B/178-04: Phoenix Oil Products Limited;
CLC/B/178-05: Roumanian Consolidated Oilfields Limited.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Fuels » Petroleum
- Energy policy
- Energy policy » Energy supply
- Energy resources
- Energy resources » Nonrenewable energy sources
- Energy resources » Nonrenewable energy sources » Petroleum resources
- Industrial facilities
- Industry
- Industry » Power industry
- Industry » Power industry » Petroleum industry
- Fuels
- Documents
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English