PETROLMAPS USA
BRIEF HISTORY
John D. Rockefeller was the most important shareholder of Standard Oil, that was founded in 1879. The following years his company took over several other oil companies and in 1900 Standard Oil Co. was dominating the oil industry. In 1911 the US Supreme Court ruled the anti-trust law and Standard Oil was forced to split into 31 smaller companies. After the split the following companies were the most important in 1911:
Standard Oil of New Jersey(ESSO), Standard Oil of New York (Socony), Standard Oil of Indiana (Stanolind-Amoco), Standard Oil of Kentucky (Kyso), Standard Oil of California (Socal-Chevron), Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio), Atlantic en Continental Oil (Conoco).
In 2010, after several acquisitions and fusions, the most important petrolcompanies are:
BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Conoco Philips, Shell en Sunoco.
In 1890 the Koninklijke Nederlandse Petroleum Maatschappij (Koninklijke Olie) was founded. In 1907 they cooperate with the British Shell Co.( transporter of shells) and the name became Royal Dutch Shell Group . Shell participated in the USA in 1915 via Shell Co. in Californie.
Acquisitions of Shell: Mexican Eagle (1918), South Penn Oil-Pennzoil (2000), Crown (2006)
Cities Service Company was created in 1910
