Lago Petroleum Corporation

Lago Petroleum Corporation
IndustryOil exploration and production
Founded1923
FounderGeorge F. Naphen and Joshua S. Cosden
Defunct1932
Fateacquired by Standard Oil
Headquarters
Venezuela
Number of locations
Lake Maracaibo region
ProductsPetroleum

Lago Petroleum Corporation was an oil production company established by Americans in 1923 that exploited the oilfields in Lake Maracaibo. It was acquired by Standard Oil of New Jersey in 1932. Later it was nationalized.