ARCO

Atlantic Richfield Company
ARCO
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Predecessor
FoundedJanuary 3, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-01-03)
DefunctApril 18, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-18)
FateAcquired by BP, brand now owned by Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Headquarters
Number of locations
1,200 (in 2000)
Area served
United States
OwnerMarathon Petroleum Corporation
Websitearco.com

ARCO (/ˈɑːrk/ AR-koh) is a brand of gasoline stations owned by Marathon Petroleum. BP, which formerly owned the brand, uses it in Northern California, Oregon and Washington, while Marathon has rights for the rest of the United States and Mexico.[1]

ARCO was established in 1966 as the Atlantic Richfield Company, an independent oil and gas company formed from the merger of Atlantic Petroleum and the Richfield Oil Corporation.