BNK Petroleum Inc. is a California

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 based independent oil company. There are additional offices in Canada

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, the Netherlands

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, and Poland

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, and a network of subsidiary companies scattered across other European countries. The company trades on the Toronto stock exchange

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 under the ticker symbol BKX.TO.

History

The company was spun off as an independent entity from Bankers Petroleum in 2008. In 2010 George Soros

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's investment fund, Quantum Partners, purchased a 20% stake BNK.