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Encyclopedia > Burlington Resources
Burlington Resources
Type Private
Founded 1988
Location Houston, Texas
Key people Bobby S. Shackouls, President & CEO
Industry Oil Production
Products Petrochemical products
Revenue image:green up.png$1.5 billion USD (2005)
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Employees 2200 2005
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Website BR-Inc
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Burlington Resources, NYSE: BR) is an independent American oil and gas company. Their headquarters are in Houston, Texas. A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Space City Motto: Official website: www. ... Official language(s) None. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuels. ... Revenue is a US business term for the amount of money that a company can receive from its activities, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Green up arrow for a positive change in revenue from last fiscal year. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... EBIT stands for Earnings before Interest and Taxes (operating income). ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world (by dollar volume) and second largest by number of listings. ... Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... Gasoline (or petrol) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... Nickname: Space City Motto: Official website: www. ... Official language(s) None. ...


Burlington Resources has operations in North America (Canada, USA, San Juan basin), Algeria, China, Northwest Europe (North Sea and East Irish Sea) and Latin America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina). The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Relief map of the Irish Sea. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...


Based in Houston, Texas, BR has major offices located in Calgary, London, Farmington, Midland and Fort Worth. Nickname: Space City Motto: Official website: www. ... Official language(s) None. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Onward Area: 789. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... Sand storm that passed over Midland, Texas, February 20, 1894 at 6:00 p. ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Official website: ci. ...


History

  • 1988: Burlington Resources is formed as a stand-alone resource company to manage Burlington Northern Railroad Company's resource assets (formerly including companies such as Milestone Petroleum, El Paso Company and Meridian Oil Inc, as well as land holdings and mineral rights granted in 1864 by Abraham Lincoln). BR stock is offered to the public (NYSE: BR).
  • 1994: Non strategic properties were divested, eliminating half of BR's wells.
  • 1997: BR merges with Louisiana Land & Exploration, gaining interest in properties in the Gulf Of Mexico.
  • 1998: International expansion in Algeria.
  • 1999: BR acquired Poco Petroleums, gaining properties in the canadian western sedimentary basin.
  • 2001: BR acquired Canadian Hunter Exploration, expanding it's base in Canada.
  • 2002: BR acquired production properties in Ecuador and has a gas sales deal with China.

1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world (by dollar volume) and second largest by number of listings. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...

See also

Gasoline (or petrol) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold or Texas Tea, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ... Logo The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is made up of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela; since 1965, its international headquarters have been in Vienna, Austria. ... This is a list of states that extract crude oil from oil wells. ...

External links

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