Gulf Oil

Gulf Oil

Gulf Oil was a major global oil company from the 1900s to the 1980s. The eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth-largest in 1979, Gulf Oil was one of the so-called Seven Sisters oil companies. Prior to its merger with Standard Oil of California, Gulf was one of the chief instruments of the legendary Mellon family fortune; both Gulf and Mellon Financial had their headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gulf's former headquarters, originally referred to as "the Gulf Building" , is an art-deco skyscraper. The tallest building in Pittsburgh until 1970, when it was...
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Founded:1901
Headquarters:Newton, Massachusetts
Annual revenue:$23,910,000,000
Net income:$1,322,000,000
Industries:Petroleum

Revenue history for Gulf Oil

RevenueDate
$23,910,000,000 1980
$4,953,300,000 1970
$2,713,000,000 1960
$1,705,300,000 1955
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Net income history for Gulf Oil

Net IncomeDate
$1,322,000,000 1980
$610,600,000 1970
$290,500,000 1960
$182,800,000 1955
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Headquarters of Gulf Oil

Newton
Newton
Population:82,139

Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state. Newton is a suburban city approximately seven miles from downtown Boston....
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Current Gulf Oil board members

Richard H. Auchinleck
Richard H. Auchinleck

Richard H. Auchinleck, 57, was president and CEO of Gulf Canada Resources Limited from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Auchinleck serves on the board of ConocoPhillips.

Divisions of Gulf Oil

Division Name
General Atomics
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Parent company of Gulf Oil

Hinduja Group
Hinduja Group
Headquarters:Mumbai, London
Founded:1914

The Hinduja Group is a conglomerate company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1914 by Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja, initially operating in Mumbai, India, and setting up its first international operation in Iran in 1919. The headquarters of the Group moved to Iran where it remained until 1979, when the Islamic Revolution forced it to move to Europe. Srichand Hinduja and his brother Gopichand moved to London in 1979 to...
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Companies acquired by Gulf Oil

CompanyDate:
General Atomics 1967
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Other companies in the same city as Gulf Oil

Travelcenters of America
Travelcenters of America
Revenue: $7,658,380,000
Five Star Quality Care, Inc.
Five Star Quality Care, Inc.
Revenue: $1,104,200,000
Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.
Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.
Revenue: $91,300,000
Clinical Data, Inc.
Clinical Data, Inc.
Revenue: $63,700,000
Matritech, Inc.
Matritech, Inc.
Revenue: $12,200,000
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