Standard Oil
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Standard Oil was a joint-stock company headquartered in Cleveland . It was founded by John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefeller, Henry Morrison Flagler, Stephen V. Harkness, and Samuel Andrews .
The company operated in the petroleum industry and manufactured refined petroleum products [1]. Its primary products were fuel . By 1909, Standard Oil employed approximately 60,000 people .
Standard Oil
Summary
Standard Oil is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month, #86 of 29,529).[2]
Key Facts
- Standard Oil is in the country of United States[3].
- Standard Oil's instance of is recorded as business[4].
- Standard Oil's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
- Standard Oil's instance of is recorded as holding company[6].
- Standard Oil's founder is recorded as John D. Rockefeller[7].
- Standard Oil's founder is recorded as William Rockefeller[8].
- Standard Oil's founder is recorded as Henry Morrison Flagler[9].
- Standard Oil's founder is recorded as Stephen V. Harkness[10].
- Standard Oil's founder is recorded as Samuel Andrews[11].
- Standard Oil is owned by William Rockefeller[12].
- Standard Oil's headquarters location is recorded as Cleveland[13].
- Standard Oil's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[14].
- Standard Oil's headquarters location is recorded as Ohio[15].
- Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Ohio Oil Company[16].
- Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Standard Oil Company of California[17].
- Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Standard Oil Company of Indiana[18].
- Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Vacuum Oil[19].
- Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Standard Oil Company of New York[20].
- Standard Oil's Commons category is recorded as Standard Oil[21].
- Standard Oil's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[22].
- Standard Oil's industry is recorded as manufacture of refined petroleum products[23].
- 1870 marks the founding of Standard Oil[24].
- 1882 marks the founding of Standard Oil[25].
- 1890 marks the founding of Standard Oil[26].
- Standard Oil was dissolved in 1911[27].
Product Details
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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data
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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 2549008IXU0WEIOPJ905[28]
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Registered legal name: Standard Oil Corp.[29]
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Legal jurisdiction: US-NY[30]
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GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]
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Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): PJ10[32]
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Entity status: ACTIVE[33]
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LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]
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Entity created: 2020-01-16[35]
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LEI first registered: 2026-07-03[36]
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LEI last updated: 2026-07-03[37]
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LEI next renewal: 2027-07-03[38]
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Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12[39]
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Registration authority: RA000628[40]
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Authority entity ID: 5690424[41]
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Conformity flag: CONFORMING[42]
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Founding
Founders include John D. Rockefeller[7], William Rockefeller[8], Henry Morrison Flagler[9], Stephen V. Harkness[10], and Samuel Andrews[11]. Recorded inception include 1870[24], 1882[25], and 1890[26].
Operations
Headquarters locations include Cleveland[13], a city in the United States[43], in United States[44], founded in 1796[45]; New York City[14], a global city[46], in United States[47], founded in 1624[48]; and Ohio[15], an U.S. state[49], in United States[50], founded in 1803[51]. Subsidiaries include Ohio Oil Company[16], a business[52], in United States[53], founded in 1887[54], headquartered in Findlay[55]; Standard Oil Company of California[17], a business[56], in United States[57], founded in 1879[58]; Standard Oil Company of Indiana[18], a business[59], in United States[60], founded in 1889[61], headquartered in Chicago[62]; Vacuum Oil[19], a business[63], in United States[64], founded in 1866[65]; and Standard Oil Company of New York[20], a business[66], in United States[67], founded in 1882[68], headquartered in New York City[69].
Industry
Industries include petroleum industry[22] and manufacture of refined petroleum products[23].
Ownership
Standard Oil is owned by William Rockefeller[12]. Its product or material produced is recorded as fuel[70].
Dissolution
Standard Oil was dissolved in 1911[27].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Standard Oil include Esso[71], a brand[72], in United States[73], founded in 1911[74], headquartered in Irving[75].
Why It Matters
Standard Oil ranks in the top 0.29% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month, #86 of 29,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[76] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[77]
Entities named for it include Esso[71], a brand[72], in United States[73], founded in 1911[74], headquartered in Irving[75].