Humble Oil
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Humble Oil and Refining Co. was an American oil company founded in 1911 in Humble, Texas. In 1919, a 50% interest in Humble was acquired by the Standard Oil of New Jersey which acquired the rest of the company in September 1959.[1] The Humble brand was used by Standard Oil of New Jersey until 1973, when the company rebranded nationwide as Exxon and discontinued Humble, along with its other brands Esso[lower-alpha 1] and Enco.[2]
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Industry | Petroleum |
Founded | 1911 |
Founder | |
Defunct | January 1, 1973 (1973-01-01) |
Fate | Acquired by Exxon |
Successor | Exxon Company, U.S.A. |
Headquarters | Humble Oil Building (1921–1963) Humble Building (1963–1973), |
Products | Gasoline, motor oils |
Brands | Esso (1960–73) Enco (1960–73) |
Parent | Standard Oil of New Jersey (1959–73) |
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Today, Humble's assets are owned and operated by ExxonMobil, which formed from the merger of Exxon and Mobil (Standard Oil of New York) in 1999.