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===Beginnings (1901-1934)===

===Beginnings (1901-1934)===

In 1901, Englishman William D'Arcy got exclusive rights to search for oil in southwest Persia. D'Arcy struck oil in 1908, and started the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. [[Winston Churchill]] argued to [[Parliament]] in 1914 that Britain needed to secure a dedicated oil supply, and the [[United Kingdom]] government became a major shareholder in the Anglo-Persian oil company. In 1917 the Anglo-Persian oil company purchased British Petroleum, which at the time had oil, but no way to get it to consumers. By 1925 British Petroleum had 6,000 roadside pumps in the UK.

In 1901, Englishman William D'Arcy got exclusive rights to search for oil in southwest Persia. D'Arcy struck oil in 1908, and started the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1909. [[Winston Churchill]] argued to [[Parliament]] in 1914 that Britain needed to secure a dedicated oil supply, and the [[United Kingdom]] government became a major shareholder in the Anglo-Persian oil company. In 1917 the Anglo-Persian oil company purchased British Petroleum, which at the time had oil, but no way to get it to consumers. By 1925 British Petroleum had 6,000 roadside pumps in the UK.

===Trouble in Iran (1935-1987)===

===Trouble in Iran (1935-1987)===