Asiatic Petroleum Company
Asiatic Petroleum Company (APC) was a joint venture between the Shell and Royal Dutch oil companies founded in 1903. It operated in Asia in the early 20th century. The corporate headquarters were on The Bund in Shanghai, China. The division tested the limits of corporate liability in the Lennard's Carrying Co Ltd v Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd case. The company was involved in the early developments of Frank Whittle in the jet engine field, a Mr. I Lubbock of the company devising a suitable combustion chamber design, known as the 'Lubbock Burner' and  used in the Power Jets WU and subsequent engines. In 1951, China requisitioned all property belonging to the company in retaliation for the Hong Kong Government's requisitioning of the tanker . See also

, APC vessel that caused one of the first major maritime oil spills
Photograph courtesy of Paul Pak-hing Lee Studio

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Oil companies of China
Former joint ventures
Former Shell plc subsidiaries
Energy companies established in 1903
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1903
Companies based in Shanghai
Chinese companies established in 1903
Defunct energy companies of China