Castrol

Castrol Limited
	Logo used since 2023
Formerly	CC Wakefield & Co. ; (1899–1960); Castrol Limited; (1960–1966, 2000–present); Burmah-Castrol ; (1966–2000);
Company type	Private (1899–1966); Subsidiary (1966–present);
Industry	Petroleum
Founded	9 March 1899
Founder	Charles Wakefield
Fate	Acquired by Burmah Oil in 1966, Burmah-Castrol merged to BP in 2000, Castrol remained as a brand
Headquarters	Castrol Technology Centre, Pangbourne, Berkshire, UK; BP Lubricants, Wayne, New Jersey; Castrol Industrial North America, Naperville, IL
Key people	Mandhir Singh ; (CEO, 2016–present)
Products	Lubricants
Parent	Burmah Oil (1966–2000); BP (2000–present);
Website	castrol.com

Castrol Limited is a British oil company that markets industrial and automotive lubricants, offering a wide range of oil, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications. The company originally named CC Wakefield, the name Castrol was originally just the brand name for CC Wakefield's motor oils, but the company eventually changed its name to Castrol when the product name became better-known than the original company name.

Since 2000, Castrol Limited has been a subsidiary of BP, which acquired the company for $4.73 billion.

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