For the Canadian gas station using the Esso name, see Imperial Oil.
Esso
Product type
Gasoline, lubricants
Owner
ExxonMobil (1999–present)
Produced by
ExxonMobil Imperial Oil (Canada)
Country
United States
Introduced
1911; 113 years ago (1911)
Discontinued
1977; 47 years ago (1977) (most locations in the U.S. only)
Related brands
Mobil
Markets
Worldwide
Previous owners
Standard Oil of New Jersey/ExxonMobil (1911–99)
Website
esso.com
Esso (/ˈɛsoʊ/) is a trading name for ExxonMobil. Originally, the name was primarily used by its predecessor Standard Oil of New Jersey after the breakup of the original Standard Oil company in 1911.[1] The company adopted the name "Esso" (the phonetic pronunciation of Standard Oil's initials, 'S' and 'O'),[2] to which the other Standard Oil companies would later object.
Standard Oil of New Jersey started marketing its products under the Esso brand[3] in 1926.[4] In 1972, the name Esso was largely replaced in the U.S. by the Exxon brand after the Standard Oil of New Jersey bought Humble Oil, while the Esso name remained widely used elsewhere. In most of the world, the Esso brand and the Mobil brand are the primary brand names of ExxonMobil, while the Exxon brand is used only in the United States alongside Mobil.
^Falola, Toyin (September 30, 2005). The Politics of the Global Oil Industry: An Introduction. Westport, CT: Praeger. p. 27. ISBN 978-0275984007.
^Don't ignore history by Robert Sobel on Barro's, 7 Dec 1998
Esso (/ˈɛsoʊ/) is a trading name for ExxonMobil. Originally, the name was primarily used by its predecessor Standard Oil of New Jersey after the breakup...
Sylvan Esso is an American electronic pop duo from Durham, North Carolina which was formed in 2013. The band consists of singer Amelia Meath (born July...
Eric Esso (born 21 June 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Philippines Football League side Kaya F.C.–Iloilo. He is...
An Esso station is an automotive service station operated by Esso. Notable former or existing Esso stations include: Esso Station (Clemson, South Carolina)...
The Stop Esso campaign was a campaign by Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and People and Planet aimed at boycotting the oil company ExxonMobil (which owns...
The Esso Northumbria was the first of a series of Very Large Crude Carrier ships, built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyneside, in 1969. When launched...
Laurent Esso (born August 10, 1942) is a Cameroonian politician who is currently serving in Joseph Ngute's government. Esso held a succession of key posts...
songwriter, producer, and dancer who is a member of the musical groups Sylvan Esso and Mountain Man. She is based in Durham, North Carolina. Meath formed folk...
the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern states. Esso is ExxonMobil's primary gasoline brand worldwide. Both the Esso and Mobil brands are used in Canada (since...
The Esso Tower was one of the first buildings built in La Défense in the 1960s. It was demolished in 1993 to be replaced by the Cœur Défense tower. This...
ExxonMobil Australia (formerly Esso Australia) is an Australian affiliate of ExxonMobil, the U.S.-based oil giant. It operates a number of oil and gas...
The Esso Cup is the Canadian national women's under-18 ice hockey club championship, sponsored by Esso. It is an annual event, sanctioned by Hockey Canada...
Joseph Esso (born 10 December 1996) is a Ghanaian international footballer who last played for MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. and Dreams...
Canada's major petroleum refiners and petrochemical producers. It supplies Esso-brand service stations. Imperial owns 25% of Syncrude, which is one of the...
Esso Motor Hotel was a Swedish subsidiary of the American oil company Esso, for running hotels in Europe. In the 1960s, with the rise of the numbers of...
The Esso Club is a sports bar in Clemson, South Carolina, that evolved from a 1920s gas station and grocery on Old Greenville Highway, which was at the...
Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Commissioners of Customs and Excise [1975] UKHL 4 is an English contract law case, concerning the rule of creation of legal relations...
Your Esso Reporter was an American syndicated radio news bulletin, sponsored by Standard Oil of New Jersey under the Esso brand. The five-minute program...
Esso Maracaibo may refer to: MV Esso Maracaibo, name used from 1947 to 1956 for the former USS Narraguagas (AOG-32) SS Esso Maracaibo, launched in 1959...
On 25 September 1998 a catastrophic accident occurred at the Esso natural gas plant in Longford, Victoria, Australia. A pressure vessel ruptured resulting...
name itself Exxon in 1972 over continuing to use three distinct brands of Esso, Enco, and Humble. In 1998, the two companies agreed to merge and form ExxonMobil...
built in 1976 by the Hitachi Zosen Corporation in Japan as the oil tanker Esso Japan. As built, her gross tonnage was 192,679 and deadweight tonnage 406...
Esso Maracaibo was a tanker of the Creole Petroleum Corporation (a subsidiary of Standard Oil Corporation of New Jersey). She was the second ship of that...
refinery located at Fawley, Hampshire, England. The refinery is owned by Esso Petroleum Company Limited, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, which...
throughout Ohio. ExxonMobil keeps the Esso trademark alive at stations that sell diesel fuel by selling "Esso Diesel" displayed on the pumps. ExxonMobil...
Global Information