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Gulf Canada

Logo: Gulf Oil, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Canadian petroleum company (1969–2001)

Gulf Canada was a Canadian integrated petroleum company that existed between 1944 and 2001. Gulf Oil Corporation began operating in Canada in 1942, and two years later formed a Canadian subsidiary called the Canadian Gulf Oil Company.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1969Founded1

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Gulf Canada was a Canadian integrated petroleum company that existed between 1944 and 2001. Gulf Oil Corporation began operating in Canada in 1942, and two years later formed a Canadian subsidiary called the Canadian Gulf Oil Company.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded British American Oil Company1

Timeline

  1. 1969Founded Founded1

Sources

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