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The Standard Oil Company (Ohio) was an American petroleum company that existed from 1870 to 1987. The company, known commonly as Sohio, was founded by John D. Rockefeller. It was established as one of the separate entities created after the 1911 breakup.
Standard Oil is the common name for a corporate trust in the petroleum industry that existed from 1882 to 1911. The origins of the trust lay in the operations of the Standard Oil Company (Ohio), which had been founded in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller.
Jun 27, 2024 · Standard Oil, U.S. company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was the industrial empire of John D. Rockefeller and associates, controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States. It originated in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jan 15, 2024 · Ohio Oil Company was founded in 1887 as a resistance to Standard Oil Trust, but was acquired by Rockefeller in 1889. It expanded its pipeline and oilfield operations in the Midwest and West, and became Marathon Oil in 1930.
May 15, 2012 · On May 15, 1911, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The Ohio businessman John D. Rockefeller entered...
Learn about the history of BP AMERICA, formerly the Standard Oil Co. (Ohio), founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870. Explore how the company evolved from a monopoly to an independent marketer and refiner in Ohio.
Jan 14, 2020 · A discovery of large underground oil reservoirs, made accessible with new drilling technology, created a boom of oil companies in Pennsylvania and Ohio. In 1870, Rockefeller joined in the oil business, along with his brother William, Samuel Andrews, Henry M. Flagler , and Stephen V. Harkness.
