ビーピー・カストロール株式会社

In 1899, when he was 39, he left a job at Vacuum Oil to start a new business at Cheapside in London, selling lubricants for trains and heavy machinery. He was a persuasive man who could articulate a vision, clearly, and eight former colleagues followed him into the new company.

By 1960, the name of the motor oil had all but eclipsed that of the company’s larger-than-life founder. CC Wakefield and Company became, simply, Castrol Ltd. Meanwhile, the company’s researchers delved ever deeper into the complexities of engine lubrication. A state-of-the-art research facility opened in Bracknell, England.

Then in 1966, The Burmah Oil Company bought Castrol.

By the time Castrol GTX launched in 1968, to acclaim from drivers professional and otherwise, Castrol products were on sale at service stations and garages in more than 140 countries.

In the 1970 London to Mexico rally, 16 of the 23 finishers were lubricated by Castrol.

In 2000, ARCO joined the BP group. All of the group’s US stations west of the Rocky Mountains took on ARCO branding, and the number of ampm outlets grew rapidly.

In 2000, Burmah Oil and Castrol became part of the BP group. Burmah Oil’s operations were folded into the group, while Castrol continued to lubricate engines under its own famous name.

In 2013, as part of a major divestment programme, BP sold the ARCO brand along with the Carson refinery.

Reintroduction of the Amoco brand

Strategic partnerships with Marks & Spencer in the UK and REWE in Germany support bp’s broader strategy of growing its differentiated and high-return fuels marketing business across the globe.

The first Amoco-branded stations opened towards the end of 2017.