Marland Oil Company
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Marland Oil Company was an American integrated petroleum company that existed from 1921 to 1929. The company was founded by Ernest Whitworth Marland (1874–1941) and was based in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Petroleum |
Founded | January 3, 1921 (1921-01-03) |
Founder | E. W. Marland |
Defunct | June 26, 1929 (1929-06-26) |
Fate | Merged with Conoco |
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Originally operating in Oklahoma, Marland Oil Co. expanded its operations to Texas, Colorado, California, Mexico, and even Central and South America.[1] In 1929 Marland Oil merged with the Continental Oil Company ("Conoco") by purchasing it, retaining the name "Continental Oil".