Pure Oil

Name
Pure Oil
Industry Type
Materials
Industry
petroleum
Country
united states
State/County/Province
Wyoming
City
Worland,
Notes
In 1914 in Columbus (Ohio) the Ohio Cities Gas Co. was established. In 1920, the name was modified to Pure Oil, and in 1926 its headquarters moved to Chicago. Oil wells and refineries were located in Ohio, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas and Illinois. By the 1960s the company\'s annual sales grew to over $700 million; employing more than 1,000 people in the Chicago area. In 1965, the Union Oil Co. (CA) purchased Pure Oil.
Start Year
1914
End Year
1965
Company
Pure Oil Co.
Site Name
Pure Oil
Collection
Vogel Slide Collection
Tags
materials
petroleum
United States
Wyoming
Worland

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