D'Arcy, William Knox
Published: August 31, 2006, 12:15 am
Updated: August 31, 2006, 12:15 am
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William Knox D'Arcy (1849- 1917), English businessman and principal founder of the Iranian oil industry. Between 1882 and 1889, D'Arcy made a fortune in the gold industry of Mount Morgan, in Queensland, Australia. In 1900, D'Arcy was approached to finance a mineral exploration venture for oil in Persia. After numerous, expensive attempts had turned up only dry holes, oil was struck at Masjid-I-Sulaiman in 1908. In April 1909, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) was founded and D'Arcy was appointed Director. The company would later become British Petroleum (BP), one of the world’s largest integrated oil corporations.
Further Reading
British Petroleum and William Knox D'Arcy (Dukes Wood Oil Museum)
D'Arcy, William Knox (1849 - 1917) (Australian Dictionary of Biography Online)
History of Mount Morgan: William Knox D'Arcy (Town of Mount Morgan Homepage)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "D'Arcy, William Knox". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 31, 2006; Last revised Date August 31, 2006; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/D'Arcy,_William_Knox>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
William Knox D'Arcy (1849- 1917), English businessman and principal founder of the Iranian oil industry. Between 1882 and 1889, D'Arcy made a fortune in the gold industry of Mount Morgan, in Queensland, Australia. In 1900, D'Arcy was approached to finance a mineral exploration venture for oil in Persia. After numerous, expensive attempts had turned up only dry holes, oil was struck at Masjid-I-Sulaiman in 1908. In April 1909, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) was founded and D'Arcy was appointed Director. The company would later become British Petroleum (BP), one of the world’s largest integrated oil corporations.
Further Reading
British Petroleum and William Knox D'Arcy (Dukes Wood Oil Museum)
D'Arcy, William Knox (1849 - 1917) (Australian Dictionary of Biography Online)
History of Mount Morgan: William Knox D'Arcy (Town of Mount Morgan Homepage)
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