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West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (1952 - 1999)

From
1952
To
1999

Summary

Established in 1952 as a joint venture between Caltex and Ampol to explore for oil and gas in Western Australia. Later included Texaco, Shell and Chevron and other companies participating in oil and gas exploration, production and development projects in Western Australia.

Ceased activities in 1999 when the company was taken over by Chevron.

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Archival resources

J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

  • West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd records, 1925 - 1996, MN 1882; J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

Published resources

Books

  • The Wapet story, Perth, 1960, 33 pp. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 26 January 2003, Last modified: 6 April 2010