Burmah Castrol’s Swindon head office is likely to become the worldwide headquarters for a combined lubricants business with BP Amoco.
The £3bn acquisition of Burmah Castrol by BP Amoco is likely to be announced today, according to the Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph. But The Guardian, The Times and The Independent merely report that the two are in talks.
Financial Times 14/03/00 page 25, page 26, page 32
The Guardian 14/03/00 page 25
The Daily Telegraph 14/03/00 page 33
The Times 14/03/00 page 27, page 29 (Commentary)
The Independent 14/03/00 page 19
