Vacuum Oil

Overview

• Industryextraction of petroleum, petroleum industry¹

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Vacuum Oil Company was an American oil company. After being taken over by the original Standard Oil Company and then becoming independent again, in 1931 Vacuum Oil merged with the Standard Oil Company of New York to form Socony-Vacuum, later renamed to Mobil and eventually merging with the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (itself renamed to Exxon) to form ExxonMobil in 1999.²

Corporate structure

Vacuum Oil sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Matthew Ewing in 1931.¹

Leadership

Who has led Vacuum Oil, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderMatthew Ewing¹

Products and brands

• gasoline

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

• Deutsche Vacuum Oel

Former owners and parents

• Standard Oil 1879 to 1911

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. Succeeded Standard Oil¹
2. Succeeded by Socony-Vacuum Oil¹

Timeline

1. 1931Dissolved Dissolved¹
2. 1931Founded Founded¹
3. 1879Acquired Acquired by Standard Oil¹

Links

• WikipediaVacuum Oil Company
• More imagesWikimedia Commons
• WikidataQ7908039