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  1. The Complete History & Strategy of Standard Oil (Part I) We dive into original American capitalist mega winner, Standard Oil, and its legendary founder John D. Rockefeller. This company and man almost defy characterization — Elon, Bezos, Gates, Buffett... they've got nothing on old John D.

  2. Oct 10, 2024 · Standard Oil Company was incorporated in Ohio in 1870, but the company’s origins date to 1863, when John D. Rockefeller joined Maurice B. Clark and Samuel Andrews in a Cleveland, Ohio, oil-refining business.

  3. Feb 24, 2021 · In 1870 John D. Rockefeller co-founded the Standard Oil Company. The company (or “Standard” for short) would grow over the coming decades to be one of the largest businesses in the US at the time.

  4. Jul 26, 2021 · The rapid rise of Standard Oil. In 1863, 24-year-old Rockefeller established an oil refinery in Cleveland, Ohio, with the Clark brothers and chemist Samuel Andrews. Two years later, Rockefeller bought the Clark brothers’ shares and named the refinery Standard Works.

  5. Here is his summary of Rockefeller’s success in the oil industry: “He bought his first oil refinery in 1862, and by 1870 set up Standard Oil Company of Ohio, made secret agreements with railroads to ship his oil with them if they gave him rebates — discounts — on their prices, and thus drove competitors out of business.” 6

  6. Aug 31, 2011 · Rockefeller further lowered his costs by eliminating the use of barrels altogether in receiving crude oil (barrels would remain in use for shipping refined oil to customers for some time).

  7. sbnonline.com › article › the-rockefeller-legacyThe Rockefeller legacy - SBN

    Jul 22, 2002 · Rockefeller bought into a small oil company, Andrews, Clark & Co., in 1863. Seven years later, and firmly under his control, it was reorganized as the Standard Oil Co. Rockefeller quickly captured the bulk of the industry through aggressive acquisitions of smaller companies, a move that finally started to balance the unpredictable market.

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