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1987 - 1995 (Creation)
- Creator
- British Columbia Petroleum Corporation
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7 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
The British Columbia Petroleum Corporation (BCPC) was a crown corporation, established by the Petroleum Corporation Act (assent 7th November, 1973).
According to the act, the objects of the BCPC, and its powers, were: (a) to buy and sell petroleum and natural gas; (b) to build, purchase, lease or otherwise acquire, operate and dispose of pipelines, gathering systems and storage facilities; (c) to explore for, develop and produce petroleum and natural gas; and (d) to acquire and hold lands containing or thought or appearing to contain petroleum or natural gas.
No annual reports were issued prior to 1979/80; financial statements only were issued during this period. The corporation was partially privatized in 1990 and dissolved in September 1994, with its functions absorbed into the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The series consists of administrative files based on their subject matter, which includes BCPC’s corporate organization and structure and issues relating to privatization of the corporation’s functions ca. 1987-1990. The series also consists of Financial Information Act return reports for BCPC and for the British Columbia Gas Corporation.
Record types include correspondence, memoranda, presentations, newsletters, staff circulars, and annual financial statements.
The series was created by the Government Records Service when applying the record classification system which scheduled the records for full or selective retention.
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Donated in 2016 by the Mineral, Oil and Gas Revenue Branch of the Ministry of Finance.
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General note
Accession: 92-5620
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- British Columbia Petroleum Corporation (Subject)