Premier Oil plc was an independent UK oil company with gas and oil interests in the UK, Asia, Africa and Mexico. It was devoted entirely to the 'upstream' sector of the industry - the exploitation of oil and gas - as opposed to the 'downstream' refining and retail sector. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Chrysaor Holdings and then merged into Harbour Energy in March 2021.
The Company started trading in 1934 as the Caribbean Oil Company with the intention of p...