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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRockefeller's Standard Oil company lives on!
* Standard Oil of New Jersey became Exxon
*Standard Oil of New York became Mobil
*Standard Oil of California became Chevron
Followed by later mergers, etc
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Rockefeller's Standard Oil company lives on! (Original Post)
bobbieinok
Jul 2020
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captain queeg
(10,274 posts)1. Standard oil of Ohio became Sohio
Not very creative. Not sure they exist as such any more.
Norbert
(6,041 posts)3. Sohio was acquired by BP around 30 years ago.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,380 posts)2. "ESSO" preceded EXXON.
ESSO.
ES....SO
S O.....Standard Oil.
Cirque du So-What
(26,020 posts)5. Stinging insects hung around those stations
You had to watch out for the ESSO bees.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)6. That's a good one!
brooklynite
(94,851 posts)4. No...
When you break up a monopoly, the companies don't disappear, they change their names and ownership.
safeinOhio
(32,738 posts)7. While Rockefeller fought the break up,
it actually increased his wealth as he got stock from all of those off shoots.