Kyso

Standard Oil of Kentucky

Company type	Private
Industry	Petroleum
Predecessor	Standard Oil
Founded	1886
Defunct	1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Fate	Acquired by Chevron Corporation in 1961
Successor	Chevron Corporation
Headquarters	Kentucky , United States
Area served	United States
Products	Gasoline

Kyso (officially the Standard Oil Company of Kentucky) was an oil company, gasoline distributor, and direct descendant of Standard Oil that operated in the southeastern United States from 1886 until it was acquired by Standard Oil of California (today known as Chevron Corporation) in 1961.^[1] After the breakup of Standard Oil in 1911, the company was awarded rights to run the oil operation of Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.^{[citation needed]}