International Petroleum Company

International Petroleum Company
Entrance to the refinery in Talara in 1968
Product typeGasoline, lubricants
OwnerStandard Oil of New Jersey
CountryPeru
Introduced1914 (1914)
Discontinued1968 (1968)

International Petroleum Company, Ltd. (IPC) was a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey, based in Toronto, Canada. It began operating in Peru in 1914 to replace the British London Pacific Petroleum Company, and was active until 1969. In that country, it exploited the La Brea and Pariñas field (among others), establishing its processing centre and refinery in Talara for the production of petroleum derivatives.