CONOCO MUSEUM - Ponca City OK
The Continental Oil and Transportation Company was founded by Isaac Elder Blake in 1875. Based in Ogden, Utah, the company distributed oil, kerosene, benzene, and other products in the western United States. The main office was later moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma, when in 1929, Marland Oil Company (founded by E. W. Marland) acquired the Continental Oil Company.Marland Oil acquired the assets of Continental Oil Company for a consideration of 2,317,266 shares of stock. At that time, Marland Oil changed its name to Continental Oil Company. The acquisition gave Conoco the red triangle symbol previously used by Marland which would become Conoco's logo from 1930 to 1970, when the now-familiar capsule logo was adopted. The company ran into early trouble when, shortly after acquisition, it was hit by the Great Crash of October 1929. Conoco became a key supplier to the United States government during World War II. Under the leadership of Leonard F. McCollum, Conoco grew from a regional company to a global corporation in the years after World War II. Another rough patch for the company came during the 1970s oil crisis, from which it did not recover until 1981, when Conoco became a subsidiary of former rival DuPont.
In 1981, Seagram acquired a 32.2% stake in Conoco, DuPont was brought in as a white knight by the oil company and entered the bidding war. In the end, Seagram lost out in the Conoco bidding war. In exchange for its stake in Conoco Inc, it became a 24.3% owner of DuPont. By 1995, Seagram was DuPont's largest single shareholder with four seats on the board of directors. In 1998, DuPont and Conoco parted ways. When the independent Conoco went public in October 1998, under Continental Oil Company, it resulted in the largest IPO in history. Conoco bought what was left of Gulf Oil's Canadian operations in 2002. Conoco merged with Phillips Petroleum Company in 2002 to form ConocoPhillips.
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Conoco Museum
The Conoco Museum is a tribute to the over 125 successful years of this international energy company and the people around the world that created it. This interactive and electronic marvel is complete with 19 flat-screen televisions, computer touch screens and a 40-seat movie theater. This state-of-the-art museum has it all and is designed for all ages. Learn about the early years of founders E.W. Marland and Isaac Blake, see a replica of E.W.'s boardroom and listen to stories about the fascinating work of the Doodlebuggers. Learn about refining oil through hands-on Fractionation Tower, play an interactive Touraide game and try out the Gravity-Fed gas pump from the 1920s. . Guided tours are available, or experience it on your own. This museum is a must see.
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