Company type | Private |
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Industry | Petroleum |
Predecessor | Standard Oil |
Founded | 1886 |
Defunct | 1961 |
Fate | Acquired by Chevron Corporation in 1961 |
Successor | Chevron Corporation |
Headquarters | , |
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]