ARCO
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"Atlantic Richfield Company" redirects here. For other uses, see Arco (disambiguation).
ARCO (/ˈɑːrkoʊ/ AR-koh) is a brand of gasoline stations owned by Marathon Petroleum. BP, which formerly owned the brand, uses it in Northern California, Oregon and Washington, while Marathon has rights for the rest of the United States and Mexico.[1]
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ARCO | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | |
Predecessor | |
Founded | January 3, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-01-03) |
Defunct | April 18, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-18) |
Fate | Acquired by BP, brand now owned by Marathon Petroleum Corporation |
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Number of locations | 1,200 (in 2000) |
Area served | United States |
Owner | Marathon Petroleum Corporation |
Website | arco.com |
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ARCO was established in 1966 as the Atlantic Richfield Company, an independent oil and gas company formed from the merger of Atlantic Petroleum and the Richfield Oil Corporation.