1974 British Petroleum - the combination of a 50% stake bought by Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty after World War I with around a 25% stake acquired by the Bank of England from Burmah Oil made the government directly or indirectly BP's majority shareholder, though commercial independence was maintained.
British Petroleum – kombinaciju os 50% dionica kupio je the Winston Churchill kao Prvi Lord Admiraliteta nakon 1. svijetskog rata sa oko 25% dionica koje je stekla Bank of England od Burmah Oil učinili su direktno ili indirektno vladu većinskim vlasnikom dionica BP, iako je komercijalna samostalnost ostala.