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Sinclair Oil Corporation
Company type
Public until 1969 Subsidiary, 1969–1976 Private, 1976–2022
Industry
Oil and gasoline
Founded
May 1, 1916; 108 years ago (1916-05-01)
Founder
Harry F. Sinclair
Defunct
March 15, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-15)
Fate
Mostly acquired by HollyFrontier
Successor
HF Sinclair Corporation
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, Utah
,
United States
Key people
Robert E. Holding, former CEO and Owner Carol Holding (CEO)[1]
Owner
Holding family[2]
Number of employees
1,200 (2019)[1]
Website
sinclairoil.com
Sinclair Oil Corporation was an American petroleum corporation founded by Harry F. Sinclair on May 1, 1916. The Sinclair Oil and Refining Corporation amalgamated the assets of 11 small petroleum companies.[3] Originally a New York corporation, Sinclair Oil reincorporated in Wyoming in 1976.[4] The corporate logo featured the silhouette of a large green Apatosaurus dinosaur, based on the then-common idea that oil deposits beneath the earth came from the dead bodies of dinosaurs.
Sinclair was ranked as one of the largest privately owned American corporations.[1] It owned and operated refineries, gas stations, hotels, a ski resort, and a cattle ranch.[1]
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^"Wall Street Bankers Finance Oil Combine For First Time". Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
^Wyoming Secretary of State, Corporations Division. Search keyword = Sinclair. 2nd page. CID 198000134254. Retrieved January 12, 2007. Archived August 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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