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Standard oil of ohio or sohio was an american oil company, and the earliest component of the original standard oil company founded by john d. Full text of the history of the standard oil company. The company s expertise in searching for oil became increasingly important as a may 1911 supreme court decision separated standard oil co. The evolution of standard oil rockefellers juggernaut was split into 34 companies. Rockefeller and associates, controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the united states.
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