Private company
Tosco Corporation
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American oil company, 1955–2001
Tosco (from "The Oil Shale Corporation") was an independent US-based petroleum refining and marketing corporation based in Stamford, Connecticut. It was founded in 1955 in Santa Monica, California by A&P heir Huntington Hartford, and originally focused on extracting oil from oil shale and developing alternative energy sources.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrypetroleum industry1
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Tosco (from "The Oil Shale Corporation") was an independent US-based petroleum refining and marketing corporation based in Stamford, Connecticut. It was founded in 1955 in Santa Monica, California by A&P heir Huntington Hartford, and originally focused on extracting oil from oil shale and developing alternative energy sources.2
Timeline
- 1955Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaTosco Corporation
- WikidataQ7827581
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