Standard Oil, U.S. company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was the industrial empire of John D. Rockefeller and associates, controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States. It originated in Cleveland, Ohio.
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- What is Standard Oil?Standard Oil (in full, Standard Oil Company and Trust) was an American company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was the industrial empire...
- When was Standard Oil founded?Standard Oil Company was incorporated in Ohio in 1870, but the company’s origins date to 1863, when John D. Rockefeller joined Maurice B. Clark and...
- When was Standard Oil first organized as a trust?The Standard Oil Company and affiliated companies that were engaged in the production, refining, and marketing of oil were combined in the Standard...
- When did Standard Oil break up?Standard Oil broke up in 1911 as a result of a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. government in 1906 under the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
- Does Standard Oil still exist?Standard Oil Company and Trust does not still exist. It was dissolved in 1911. However, some companies that were part of the trust persisted and, o...
At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co-founder and chairman, John D. Rockefeller, among the wealthiest Americans of all time [7] [8] and among the richest people in modern history.
- January 10, 1870
- Cleveland, Ohio (1870–1885), New York City, New York (1885–1911)
- 60,000 (1909)
- Oil and gas
Standard Oil; Tipo: Capital abierto: Industria: Petróleo y gas: Forma legal: sociedad por acciones: Fundación: 1870: Fundador: John D. Rockefeller: Disolución: 1911: Sede central: EE.UU: Área de operación: Mundial: Productos: Combustibles Lubricantes Petroquímica: Propietario: William Rockefeller: Empleados: 60000: Filiales: Ohio Oil ...
10 de jun. de 2020 · En la cima de su carrera, al frente de la suprema Standard Oil, Rockefeller no gozó de tal predicamento. Se le acusó de pagar sueldos irrisorios, aplastar los sindicatos, confabularse con los...
8 de jul. de 2021 · Especialista en actualidad histórica Actualizado a 07 de julio de 2021 · 09:19 · Lectura: 7 min John Davison Rockefeller era un niño que ya apuntaba maneras cuando un compañero de colegio le preguntó qué quería ser de mayor. Ni corto ni perezoso, el muchacho respondió sin dudarlo ni un momento: "Quiero tener cien mil dólares, y voy a tenerlos".
23 de jun. de 2017 · The publication of Ida Tarbell's muckraking classic, “The History of the Standard Oil Company,” in McClure's Magazine from 1902 to 1903 created a public firestorm, prompting John D. Rockefeller and his associates' turn to the infant field of public relations.