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2. Standard Oil of Ohio - Wikipedia

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   The Standard Oil Company (Ohio) was an American petroleum company that existed from 1870 to 1987. The company, known commonly as Sohio, was founded by John D. Rockefeller. [4] [2] It was established as one of the separate entities created after the 1911 breakup. In the 1960s, The Standard Oil Company partnered with BP, in the development of the ...

3. Petroleum industry in Ohio - Wikipedia

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   The petroleum industry in Ohio dates from 1859. Ohio continues to produce significant quantities of oil and gas, having produced more than 1 billion barrels of oil and 9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas since 1860. [1] Unconventional resources, primarily in eastern Ohio, are likely to increase production in Ohio.

4. Esso - Wikipedia

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   esso.com. Esso ( / ˈɛsoʊ /) is a trading name for ExxonMobil. Originally, the name was primarily used by its predecessor Standard Oil of New Jersey after the breakup of the original Standard Oil company in 1911. [1] The company adopted the name "Esso" (the phonetic pronunciation of Standard Oil's initials, ' S ' and ' O '), [2] to which the ...

5. History of Cleveland - Wikipedia

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   Early in the 20th century, Cleveland was a city on the rise and was known as the "Sixth City" due to its position as the sixth largest U.S. city at the time. [39] Its businesses included automotive companies such as Peerless, People's, Jordan, Chandler, and Winton, maker of the first car driven across the U.S.

6. Cleveland - Wikipedia

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   Website. clevelandohio.gov. Cleveland, [ a] officially the City of Cleveland, [ 10] is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States maritime border and lies approximately 60 mi (97 km) west of Pennsylvania.

7. Energy in Ohio - Wikipedia

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   Standard Oil refinery in Cleveland, 1899. Ohio was a world leader in oil production in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Ohio oil and natural gas industries employ 14,400 citizens, resulting in $730 million in wages. The industries paid $202 million in royalties to landowners, and $84 million in free energy.