German-American Petroleum Company

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German-American Petroleum Company

Summary

German-American Petroleum Company is a business[1].

Key Facts

  • German-American Petroleum Company is in the country of Germany[2].
  • German-American Petroleum Company is in the country of German Reich[3].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's instance of is recorded as gas station chain[5].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's founder is recorded as Wilhelm Anton Riedemann[6].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's founder is recorded as Franz Schütte[7].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's founder is recorded as Carl Schütte[8].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's founder is recorded as John D. Rockefeller[9].
  • German-American Petroleum Company is owned by Standard Oil of New Jersey[10].
  • German-American Petroleum Company followed Allgemeine Oel-Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.[11].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg[12].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's headquarters location is recorded as Bremen[13].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Deutsche Vacuum Oel[14].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Waried Tankschiff Rhederei[15].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's Commons category is recorded as Esso Deutschland[16].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's industry is recorded as manufacture of refined petroleum products[17].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[18].
  • 1890 marks the founding of German-American Petroleum Company[19].
  • 1950 marks the founding of German-American Petroleum Company[20].
  • 1999 marks the founding of German-American Petroleum Company[21].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's location of formation is recorded as Bremen[22].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's parent organization or unit is recorded as ExxonMobil[23].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's replaced by is recorded as ExxonMobil Central Europe Holding[24].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's board member is recorded as Franz Klasen[25].
  • German-American Petroleum Company's board member is recorded as Emil Helfferich[26].

Body

Founding

Founders include Wilhelm Anton Riedemann[6], Franz Schütte[7], Carl Schütte[8], and John D. Rockefeller[9]. Recorded inception include 1890[19], 1950[20], and 1999[21]. German-American Petroleum Company's location of formation is recorded as Bremen[22].

Identity

German-American Petroleum Company followed Allgemeine Oel-Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.[11].

Leadership

Board members include Franz Klasen[25] and Emil Helfferich[26], a merchant[27], 1878–1972[28], of Germany[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Hamburg[12], a federated state of Germany[30], in Holy Roman Empire[31] and Bremen[13], a college town[32], in Germany[33]. German-American Petroleum Company's parent organization or unit is recorded as ExxonMobil[23]. Subsidiaries include Deutsche Vacuum Oel[14], a business[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1899[36], headquartered in Hamburg[37] and Waried Tankschiff Rhederei[15], a transport company[38], in German Reich[39], founded in 1928[40], headquartered in Hamburg[41].

Industry

Industries include manufacture of refined petroleum products[17] and petroleum industry[18].

Ownership

German-American Petroleum Company is owned by Standard Oil of New Jersey[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [25] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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