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→Burma: 'Burmah Oil Company' history and link added
Oil wells in Burma began to be developed on an extensive scale after Upper Burma was annexed into British India in 1886.
<br>''A history of the Burmah Oil Company, Volume 1, 1886-1924'' and ''Volume 2 1924-1966'' by Thomas A B Corley published in 1983 and 1988 respectively, are available at the [[British Library]]
The '[[Burmah Oil Company, Railways|Burmah Oil Company]]' was founded as the 'Rangoon Oil Company' in Glasgow in 1886 by John and David Cargill to develop oil fields in the Indian subcontinent with '[[Finlay, Fleming & Co]]' of Rangoon as [[Managing_Agencies|Managing Agent]]. Drilling began at Khodaung in 1887 and by the end of 1888 two wells had been drilled. A second field at Twingon was started in 1888. These were known collectively as the 'Magwe Oilfields' and the total production from them was 155 barrels a day from 281 wells by the end of the century. Refineries were built at Syriam and Dunnedaw, across the Pegu River from [[Rangoon]], from April 1893 and completed by 1897 <ref name =YA03>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry YA03 page ....</ref>.
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