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Attock Group of Companies

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Oil company in the UK

Attock Oil Company, informally called Attock Group, also known as the Pharaon Group, is a UK-domiciled conglomerate company based in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. It is the sole vertically integrated oil conglomerate company active in Pakistani market. The group is owned by the Pharaon family.2 It was founded by Ghaith Pharaon.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1913Founded1
  • Industryextraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, extraction of petroleum, petroleum industry1
  • HeadquartersRawalpindi1

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Attock Oil Company, informally called Attock Group, also known as the Pharaon Group, is a UK-domiciled conglomerate company based in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. It is the sole vertically integrated oil conglomerate company active in Pakistani market.2

Corporate structure

Attock Group of Companies sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Ghaith Pharaon in 1913.1

Attock Oil Company Limited (AOC) was incorporated in England on 1 December 1913 by Francis J. Mitchell, and extended into Pakistan as a branch office of a foreign company for the principal business of exploration, drilling and production of petroleum products.

AOC met its first oil discovery in 1915 at Khaur, Attock District. Thereafter, AOC made significant contributions in promoting oil and gas exploration in the country by opening up the Potohar Basin as a new oil province. The Potohar Basin remained the only oil producing basin in Pakistan till the early 1970s.

Although the company was established by British entrepreneurs, control was purchased by Saudi investor Ghaith Pharaon in the 1970s. Pharaon's family still own the company.

In 2004, Attock invested US$400 million in Pakistan. It included: petroleum pipeline from Machike, Lahore to Taru Jabba, Peshawar, and a 150 MW power plant in Rawalpindi District.

From Wikipedia’s article on Attock Oil Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Attock Group of Companies, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

The Attock Oil Company consists of the following companies:

Listed

Pakistan Oilfields Limited

Attock Refinery Limited

National Refinery Limited

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Attock Petroleum Limited

Attock Cement

Unlisted

Attock Gen. Limited (power plant)

Attock Hospital (Pvt.) Limited (AHL)

From Wikipedia’s article on Attock Oil Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

  1. 1913Founded Founded1

Sources

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