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To: GSWarrior

Cities Service disappeared. Deep Rock disappeared. Sinclair disappeared. Humble disappeared. Either these companies were bought out, or simply recast their logos.

Cities Service became "Citgo", Deep Rock became Kerr-McGee, Sinclair mutated into ARCO, Humble was absorbed by Esso or Standard or somebody.

I always wondered about "Humble Oil". That had to be a PR ploy, could you imagine any refiner caling themselves "Arrogant Oil Company"?


12 posted on 02/23/2006 12:21:50 PM PST by alloysteel (Ask all your friends, "Would you want the junior Senator from New York to be your mother-in-law?")
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To: alloysteel
Sinclair is still very much around, and it's not affiliated with any other refiner or distributor. (ARCO was absorbed by Chevron, by the way)
13 posted on 02/23/2006 12:26:31 PM PST by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: alloysteel

Sinclair Oil is now owned by a guy in Salt Lake City. They have refineries in Tulsa, OK, Casper and Rawlins, WY.


16 posted on 02/23/2006 12:37:59 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: alloysteel
"Humble Oil"

Named for Humble, TX, perhaps?

28 posted on 02/23/2006 2:25:39 PM PST by r9etb
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