Amoco

Amoco Oil Corporation was founded in 1889 by John Rockefeller and first incorporated as Standard Oil of Indiana, formed from the breakup of gasoline giant Standard Oil. Since then, Amoco has grown into a global oil and gasoline conglomerate; it was merged with British Petroleum in 1998 to form BP.

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Amoco was formed as Standard Oil (Indiana) in 1889 by John D. Rockefeller as part of the Standard Oil trust. In 1910, with the rise in popularity of the automobile (family car), Amoco decided to specialize in providing gas to everyday families and their cars. In 1911, the year it became independent from the Standard Oil trust, the company sold 88% of the gasoline and kerosene sold in the midwest. In 1912 it opened its first gas service station in 1912 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Standard Oil: Standard Oil (1863 - 1911) was a large integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing organization. It was founded by John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) and partners in 1863, with the plan of making kerosene, which was sweeping the home lighting market, supplanting the commonly used wh...