Standard Oil

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Standard Oil was a dominant late-19th and early-20th century American oil trust that became a symbol of industrial monopoly and led to landmark antitrust regulation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf business trust
defunct company
industrial monopoly
oil company
brokenUpInto Anglo-American Oil Company
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
Continental Oil Company
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Standard Oil of California
Standard Oil of Indiana
Standard Oil of New Jersey
linked to: Exxon

Standard Oil of New York
linked to: Exxon

Standard Oil of Ohio
The Ohio Oil Company
businessPractice aggressive acquisitions of competitors
preferential freight rates
rebates from railroads
businessStrategy horizontal integration
vertical integration
controlledMarketShareOfU.S.Refining over 90% at its peak
country United States
criticizedFor anticompetitive practices
market domination
predatory pricing
dissolutionBy Supreme Court of the United States
dissolutionCause Sherman Antitrust Act enforcement
dissolutionDecision Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
dissolutionDecisionYear 1911
dissolved 1911
foundedBy Henry Flagler
John D. Rockefeller
Samuel Andrews
Stephen V. Harkness
William Rockefeller
headquartersLocation Cleveland, Ohio
linked to: Cleveland
inception 1870
industry oil marketing
oil refining
oil transportation
petroleum industry
influencedBy growth of the U.S. industrial economy
keyPerson Henry Flagler
Henry H. Rogers
John D. Archbold
John D. Rockefeller
Oliver H. Payne
William Rockefeller
laterHeadquartersLocation New York City
legalForm corporation
trust
operatedIn Asia
Europe
United States
parentOrganizationOf Anglo-American Oil Company
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
Continental Oil Company
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Standard Oil of California
Standard Oil of Indiana
Standard Oil of New Jersey
linked to: Standard Oil

Standard Oil of New York
Standard Oil of Ohio
The Ohio Oil Company
product gasoline
kerosene
lubricating oil
petroleum by-products
reasonForNotability central case in U.S. antitrust law
dominant American oil trust in the late 19th century
pioneered vertical integration in the oil industry
symbol of industrial monopoly in the United States
regulationInfluence development of U.S. antitrust policy
interpretation of the Sherman Antitrust Act
subjectOf Ida Tarbell's exposé "The History of the Standard Oil Company"
linked to: Ida Tarbell
successor Amoco
BP (through acquisitions of Standard descendants)
Chevron
linked to: Chevron Corporation

Conoco
Exxon
Marathon Oil
Mobil
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
transportInfrastructure oil pipelines
storage facilities
tank cars

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William Rockefeller coFounded Standard Oil
William Rockefeller hasEmployer Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller Jr. employer Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller coFounded Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
John Dustin Archbold employer Standard Oil
John Dustin Archbold memberOf Standard Oil Trust
linked to: Standard Oil
Rockefeller family associatedCompany Exxon
linked to: Standard Oil
Rockefeller family wealthSource Standard Oil monopoly
linked to: Standard Oil
Carrère and Hastings notableClient Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
Roy Stryker employer Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
Standard Oil parentOrganizationOf Standard Oil of New Jersey
linked to: Standard Oil
Mobil partOf Standard Oil trust
linked to: Standard Oil
Henry Flagler coFounded Standard Oil
Henry Flagler employer Standard Oil
Branobel competitiveWith Standard Oil
Vacuum Oil Company acquiredBy Standard Oil
Vacuum Oil Company partOf Standard Oil Trust
linked to: Standard Oil
Dr. Seuss employer Standard Oil
Daniel Plainview businessRivalOf Standard Oil representatives
linked to: Standard Oil
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States defendant Standard Oil Trust
linked to: Standard Oil
John Dustin Archbold employer Standard Oil
subject linked to: Archbold
Archbold hasNotableAssociationWith Standard Oil
Davison associatedWithCompany Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller notableWork Standard Oil
subject linked to: Alice Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil Company
subject linked to: John
linked to: Standard Oil
John Dustin Archbold employer Standard Oil
subject linked to: John Foster Archbold
Standard Oil of California originatedFrom Standard Oil trust breakup
linked to: Standard Oil
Standard Oil Building, New York City originalOwner Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
Standard Oil Building, New York City tenant Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
Standard Oil Building, New York City associatedCompany Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
Roy Emerson Stryker employer Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
Chevron Corporation predecessor Standard Oil
subject linked to: CVX
Harkness family associatedWith Standard Oil
BP Whiting Refinery originalOperator Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
Samuel Andrews memberOf Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
Samuel Andrews coFounded Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
Samuel Andrews employer Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil
The Ohio Oil Company memberOf Standard Oil trust
linked to: Standard Oil
The Ohio Oil Company ownedBy Standard Oil (until 1911)
linked to: Standard Oil
The Ohio Oil Company separatedFrom Standard Oil
Continental Oil Company acquiredBy Standard Oil trust
linked to: Standard Oil
Continental Oil Company partOf Standard Oil trust
linked to: Standard Oil
Prairie Oil and Gas Company parentCompany Standard Oil Company (prior to breakup)
linked to: Standard Oil