Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields Ltd was an oil company was registered in London on 6 July 1911 based on oilfields in Egypt. The company was a joint operation of Royal Dutch Shell and British Petroleum. In July 1961 the government of the United Arab Republic acquired 50% shareholding of the company. It was renamed as the Al Nasr Oilfields Company on 4 January 1962, and was converted into a United Arab Republic Company. It seems to have been nationalised in 1964, and news reports cite Nasser's seizing in 1964 while Skinner's Oil and petroleum year book suggests 1951 control.