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To: posterchild

I thought Standard Oil became Esso (S.O.) and then eventually Exxon after the breakup.


35 posted on 11/02/2011 7:53:50 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

IIRC Standard Oil of New Jersey became esso and then XOM. Standard Oil of Indiana became Amoco and then BP. ( I’m sure there is more info online though its too late at night for me to look it up:))


37 posted on 11/02/2011 8:00:51 PM PDT by posterchild (I'm old enough to remember when journalists bothered to look things up on wikipedia.)
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To: Sgt_Schultze
I thought Standard Oil became Esso (S.O.) and then eventually Exxon after the breakup.

Different Standard Oils.

Standard Oil of New Jersey became Esso and Exxon.

Standard Oil of Indiana became BP. Or more exactly was bought by British Petroleum and rebranded.

59 posted on 11/03/2011 1:38:49 AM PDT by Cheburashka (If life hands you lemons, government regulations will prevent you from making lemonade.)
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