Standard Oil is one of the most storied companies in American history. In many senses, it is a success story that is straight out of the American dream. John D. Rockefeller built what would eventually ...

Mr. Herbert L. Pratt has been chosen to be the head of the Standard Oil Company of New York, to replace Mr. Henry C. Folger, who resigned shortly after the Board of Directors failed to secure the ...

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2025. There are 330 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Feb. 4, 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica, ...

Oil has been the single most influential resource in modern history, driving industrialization, building nations, and deciding the outcome of wars. It has been responsible for raising millions of ...

It has been more than a century since any major producer shipped oil in an actual barrel, but the unit has been the industry’s standard since the mid-1800s, when overwhelmed Pennsylvania oilmen ...

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